Tara-Jane Stanley
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| Born | England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Shadow Tara-Jane Stanley is an English rugby league footballer. She has played at representative level for England, and club level for Thatto Heath Crusaders (in St Helens, Merseyside), and Castleford Tigers Women.[1]
The full-back was in the running for the inaugural Woman of Steel award in 2018 but lost out to Castleford Tigers teammate Georgia Roche.
Stanley began her rugby career playing for Moorfield Angels. Since then she has gone on to earn ten caps for the English national team; this includes her appearances in the 2017 World Cup.
In late 2018 Stanley was given the 'Player of the Match' award as England beat France 54-4 in Carcassonne.[2]
References
- ^ "Try for Thatto Heath-St Helens' Tara Jane Stanley, but World Cup KO for England". St Helens Star. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ "Report: France Women 4-54 England Women". www.rugby-league.com. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
External links
- RFL introduce “Woman of Steel” award
- Woman of Steel: Lois Forsell, Tara-Jane Stanley and Georgia Roche on shortlist
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