Naya Tapper
| Date of birth | August 3, 1994 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
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Naya Elena Tapper (born 3 August 1994) is an American rugby union player. She debuted for the United States in 2016. She was selected for the squad to the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup in Ireland.[1][2][3]
Like most of her teammates Tapper began her rugby career while attending her first year of college at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She majored in Exercise and Sport Science with a minor in Spanish.[4] She was an All-American athlete at West Mecklenburg High School.[5]
Tapper made her rugby sevens debut at the 2016 São Paulo Women's Sevens. In the same year she was selected for the Eagles squad to compete at the Women's Rugby Super Series.[6]
References
- ^ Wise, Chad (17 July 2017). "Eagles announced for Women's Rugby World Cup 2017 in Ireland". USA Rugby. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Women Eagles Name World Cup Squad". www.thisisamericanrugby.com. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "New caps in Women's Eagles World Cup squad". Americas Rugby News.com. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Scholar Profile: Naya Tapper". The Carolina Covenant. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Flynn, Ryan (2015-03-20). "Spotlight Player of The Week: Naya Tapper". gifttimerugby.com. Retrieved 2017-09-25.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Finlan, Jackie (2016-06-15). "Tapper Veers Off Path, Reps USA". The Rugby Breakdown: Women's News. Retrieved 2017-09-25.
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