Tara-Jane Stanley

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Tara-Jane Stanley
Personal information
BornEngland,
Playing information
PositionFullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016–17 Thatto Heath Crusaders 5 2 6 0 20
2018–21 Castleford Tigers 5 1 4 0 12
Total 10 3 10 0 32
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2012–21 England 13 8 32 0 96
As of 31 October 2021 (England)

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 . 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]

Test match appearances[]

Cap Date Opponent Position Tries Goals Pts Match Report Club
1 15 Jun 2012  France Fullback 1 6 16 ERL[3] Widnes colours.svg Widnes[4]
2 11 Jul 2013  France Fullback 1 0 4 ERL[5] Parramatta colours.svg Crosfields[6]
3 21 Jun 2017  France Wing 0 3 6 RLC[7] North Sydney colours.svg Thatto Heath-St Helens
4 24 Jun 2017  France Wing 1 1 6 RLC[8] North Sydney colours.svg Thatto Heath-St Helens[9]
5 16 Nov 2017  Papua New Guinea Wing 1 4 12 ERL[10] North Sydney colours.svg Thatto Heath St Helens
6 19 Nov 2017  Australia Wing 0 0 0 ERL[11] North Sydney colours.svg Thatto Heath St Helens
7 22 Nov 2017  Cook Islands Wing 0 0 0 ERL[12] North Sydney colours.svg Thatto Heath St Helens
8 26 Nov 2017  New Zealand Wing 1 0 4 ERL[13] North Sydney colours.svg Thatto Heath St Helens
9 27 Oct 2018  France Fullback 2 5 18 RLC[14] Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers
10 9 Nov 2019  Papua New Guinea Fullback 0 0 0 RLC[15] Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers
11 16 Nov 2019  Papua New Guinea Centre 1 2 8 NRL[16] Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers
12 25 Jun 2021  Wales Fullback 0 6 12 ERL[17] Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers
13 23 Oct 2021  France Fullback 0 5 10 ERL[18] Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers

References[]

  1. ^ "Try for Thatto Heath-St Helens' Tara Jane Stanley, but World Cup KO for England". St Helens Star. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Report: France Women 4-54 England Women". www.rugby-league.com. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  3. ^ "England 48 v 0 France - Match Report". European Rugby League. 15 June 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  4. ^ Smith, Sophia (16 July 2012). "Rugby: Widnes win Challenge Shield Final". Sport Sister. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  5. ^ "England 42 v 6 France - Match Report". European Rugby League. 11 July 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Women's World Cup Squads". Web Archive. 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Report - France Women 16-26 England Women". Rugby-League.com. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Report - France Women 8-14 England Women". Rugby-League.com. 25 June 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  9. ^ "England Women'S Squad Named For Rugby League World Cup". Rugby-League.com. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  10. ^ "England 36 v 8 Papua New Guinea - Match Report". European Rugby League. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Australia 38 v 0 England - Match Report". European Rugby League. 19 November 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  12. ^ "England 16 v 22 Cook islands". European Rugby League. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  13. ^ "New Zealand 54 v 4 England - Match Report". European Rugby League. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  14. ^ "Report: France Women 4-54 England Women". Rugby-League.com. 27 October 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  15. ^ "Report: PNG Orchids 10-24 England Women". Rugby-Leagoe.com. 9 November 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  16. ^ "Orchids upset England with last-minute try". NRL. 16 November 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  17. ^ "England 60 v 0 Wales". European Rugby League. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  18. ^ "France 4 v 40 England - Match Report". European Rugby League. 23 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.

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