| First: | RU |
| Ray Tabern | |
| Birth Date: | 13 October 1953 |
| Birth Place: | St Helens, Merseyside, England |
| Ru Position: | Hooker |
| Ru Club1: | Leigh RUFC |
| Ru Club2: | Fylde RFC |
| Ru Teama: | Lancashire |
| Club1: | Leigh |
| Year1start: | 1979 |
| Year1end: | 87 |
| Appearances1: | 195 |
| Tries1: | 32 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
| Points1: | 115 |
| Club2: | Fulham RLFC |
| Year2start: | 1984 |
| Appearances2: | 7 |
| Tries2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals2: | 0 |
| Points2: | 4 |
| Club3: | Workington Town |
| Year3start: | 1987 |
| Year3end: | 89 |
| Teama: | Great Britain |
| Yearastart: | 1982 |
| Appearancesa: | 1 |
| Triesa: | 0 |
| Goalsa: | 0 |
| Fieldgoalsa: | 0 |
| Pointsa: | 0 |
| Retired: | yes |
| Source: | [1] |
Ray Tabern (13 October 1953) is a rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played representative level rugby union for Lancashire and England under-23's, and at club level for Leigh RUFC and Fylde RFC as a hooker, and representative level rugby league for Great Britain, and at club level for Leigh,[2] Fulham RLFC and Workington Town, as a .
Ray Tabern's birth was registered in St Helens, Lancashire, England.
Tabern played rugby union for Leigh RUFC before moving to Fylde RFC, where he was selected to play for Lancashire.[3] He was also selected for the England under-23 team's tour to Canada in 1977.[4]
Tabern switched to rugby league in November 1979, signing for Leigh.[5] He played and was man of the match in Leigh's 8-3 victory over Widnes in the 1981 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1981–82 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 26 September 1981.
Tabern won a cap as an interchange/substitute while at Leigh in Great Britain's 7-8 defeat by France in the friendly at Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo, Venice on Saturday 31 July 1982.[1]
In March 1984, Tabern was signed on loan by Fulham RLFC until the end of the season.[6]
Ray Tabern's father, Walt Tabern, played rugby league for Leigh.