Tamara Taylor (rugby union) explained

Tamara Taylor
Birth Date:8 October 1981
Birth Place:Exeter, England
Ru Position:Lock
Years1:–2020
Clubs1:Darlington Mowden Park Sharks
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Years2:2020–2023
Clubs2:Saracens
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Repyears1:2005–2017
Repcaps1:115[1]
Reppoints1:20
Coachyears1:2013–2015
Coachteams1:Jarrovians RUFC,

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

She was educated at The Oratory Preparatory School, Queen Anne's School, Caversham and Newcastle University where she read Biomedical Sciences.[1] Taylor represented 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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tamara Taylor. RFU. 29 January 2018.
  2. Web site: Tamara Taylor named England women's captain. BBC Sport. 6 May 2015.
  3. Web site: Inside the England camp with Tamara Taylor . RFU . Rugby Football Union . 16 July 2010 . 27 July 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140810160844/http://www.rfu.com/news/2010/july/news-articles/160710_tamara_taylor_qa . 10 August 2014 .
  4. Web site: Street Names England Women’s Rugby World Cup Squad . intheloose.com . 10 July 2014 . 27 July 2014.
  5. News: England Women 56 Italy 13: Reigning champions land comfortable win despite kicking concerns. The Telegraph. 2017-08-25. en-GB.
  6. Web site: Tamara Taylor planning on successful season with England and Jarrovians . Neil Metcalfe (Pitchero) . 1 June 2014 . 27 July 2014.