Tamara Taylor (rugby union)
 Tamara Taylor mid scrum (2013) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 8 October 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Exeter, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb; 13 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tamara Louise Taylor (born 8 October 1981) is an English female rugby union player, who captained England in the 2015 Women's Six Nations Championship.[2] She was the 2017 RPA Player of the Year when she was one of only three women who had made more than 100 appearances for her country.[1] She is currently the fourth most capped England women's rugby union player of all time.
Career
[edit]She was educated at The Oratory Preparatory School, Queen Anne's School, Caversham and Newcastle University where she read Biomedical Sciences.[1] Taylor represented England at the 2014, 2010, 2006[3][4] and 2017 World Cups, winning in 2014.[5] Taylor joined the Jarrovians RUFC as a coach in October 2013.[6] and currently is player coach at Darlington Mowden Park Sharks.
She was the 2017 RPA Player of the Year when she was one of only three women who had made more than 100 appearances for her country. She was again the lock in the team for the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Tamara Taylor". RFU. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ "Tamara Taylor named England women's captain". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- ^ RFU (16 July 2010). "Inside the England camp with Tamara Taylor". Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ^ intheloose.com (10 July 2014). "Street Names England Women's Rugby World Cup Squad". Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ^ "England Women 56 Italy 13: Reigning champions land comfortable win despite kicking concerns". The Telegraph. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ Neil Metcalfe (Pitchero) (1 June 2014). "Tamara Taylor planning on successful season with England and Jarrovians". Retrieved 27 July 2014.
External links
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- 1981 births
- Living people
- England women's international rugby union players
- English female rugby union players
- People educated at Queen Anne's School
- Rugby union players from Exeter
- Alumni of Newcastle University
- Rugby union locks
- English rugby union coaches
- Female rugby union coaches
- Darlington Mowden Park Sharks players
- Barbarian F.C. Women players