Ray Tabern
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| Born | 13 October 1953 St Helens, Merseyside, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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,[3] Fulham RLFC and Workington Town, as a hooker.
Background[edit]
Ray Tabern's birth was registered in St Helens, Lancashire, England.
Playing career[edit]
Rugby union[edit]
Tabern played rugby union for Leigh RUFC before moving to Fylde RFC, where he was selected to play for Lancashire.[4] He was also selected for the England under-23 team's tour to Canada in 1977.[5]
Rugby league[edit]
Tabern switched to rugby league in November 1979, signing for Leigh.[6] He played hooker 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.[citation needed]
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.[7]
Personal life[edit]
Ray Tabern's father, Walt Tabern, played rugby league for Leigh.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Player Summary: Ray Tabern". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "Statistics at leighrl.co.uk". leighrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ McNamara, Jack (15 September 1981). "Why Ray's A Happy Hooker". Manchester Evening News. p. 19 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Irvine, David (16 August 1977). "Lancashire at strength in France". The Guardian. p. 17. ProQuest 185883369.
- ^ "Leigh snap up Tabern". Manchester Evening News. 23 November 1979. p. 28 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (8 March 1984). "Myler plan rejected". The Guardian. p. 25. ProQuest 186416675.
External links[edit]
- 1953 births
- Living people
- English rugby league players
- English rugby union players
- Fylde Rugby Club players
- Great Britain national rugby league team players
- Lancashire rugby league team players
- Leigh Leopards players
- London Broncos players
- Rugby league hookers
- Rugby league players from St Helens, Merseyside
- Rugby union hookers
- Rugby union players from St Helens, Merseyside
- Workington Town players