Tara-Jane Stanley
Tara-Jane Stanley is an English rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback for York Valkyrie in the Womens Super League. She has played at representative level for England, and club level for Thatto Heath Crusaders and Castleford Tigers Women.[1]
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| Full name | Tara-Jane Stanley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Widnes, Cheshire, England, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb; 10 st 12 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback, Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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She 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. She played for the English national team at the 2017 and 2021 Rugby League World Cup.
In 2018, Stanley was Player of the Match as England beat France 54-4 in Carcassonne.[2]
Stanley won the 2022 Woman of Steel Award.[3][4]
Test match appearances
| Cap | Date | Opponent | Position | Tries | Goals | Pts | Match Report | Club |
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| 1 | 15 Jun 2012 |  France | Fullback | 1 | 6 | 16 | ERL[5] |  Widnes[6] |
| 2 | 11 Jul 2013 | France | Fullback | 1 | 0 | 4 | ERL[7] |  Crosfields[8] |
| 3 | 21 Jun 2017 | France | Wing | 0 | 3 | 6 | RLC[9] |  Thatto Heath-St Helens |
| 4 | 24 Jun 2017 | France | Wing | 1 | 1 | 6 | RLC[10] | Thatto Heath-St Helens[11] |
| 5 | 16 Nov 2017 |  Papua New Guinea | Wing | 1 | 4 | 12 | ERL[12] | Thatto Heath St Helens |
| 6 | 19 Nov 2017 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | ERL[13] | Thatto Heath St Helens |
| 7 | 22 Nov 2017 |  Cook Islands | Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | ERL[14] | Thatto Heath St Helens |
| 8 | 26 Nov 2017 |  New Zealand | Wing | 1 | 0 | 4 | ERL[15] | Thatto Heath St Helens |
| 9 | 27 Oct 2018 | France | Fullback | 2 | 5 | 18 | RLC[16] |  Castleford Tigers |
| 10 | 9 Nov 2019 | Papua New Guinea | Fullback | 0 | 0 | 0 | RLC[17] | Castleford Tigers |
| 11 | 16 Nov 2019 | Papua New Guinea | Centre | 1 | 2 | 8 | NRL[18] | Castleford Tigers |
| 12 | 25 Jun 2021 |  Wales | Fullback | 0 | 6 | 12 | ERL[19] | Castleford Tigers |
| 13 | 23 Oct 2021 | France | Fullback | 0 | 5 | 10 | ERL[20] | Castleford Tigers |
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.
- "Tara-Jane Stanley named Woman of Steel". Rugby-League.com. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- McAllister, Josh (22 September 2022). "York's Tara-Jane Stanley named 2022 Woman of Steel". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- "England 48 v 0 France - Match Report". European Rugby League. 15 June 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- Smith, Sophia (16 July 2012). "Rugby: Widnes win Challenge Shield Final". Sport Sister. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- "England 42 v 6 France - Match Report". European Rugby League. 11 July 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- "Women's World Cup Squads". Web Archive. 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- "Report - France Women 16-26 England Women". Rugby-League.com. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- "Report - France Women 8-14 England Women". Rugby-League.com. 25 June 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- "England Women'S Squad Named For Rugby League World Cup". Rugby-League.com. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- "England 36 v 8 Papua New Guinea - Match Report". European Rugby League. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- "Australia 38 v 0 England - Match Report". European Rugby League. 19 November 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- "England 16 v 22 Cook islands". European Rugby League. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- "New Zealand 54 v 4 England - Match Report". European Rugby League. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- "Report: France Women 4-54 England Women". Rugby-League.com. 27 October 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- "Report: PNG Orchids 10-24 England Women". Rugby-Leagoe.com. 9 November 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- "Orchids upset England with last-minute try". NRL. 16 November 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- "England 60 v 0 Wales". European Rugby League. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- "France 4 v 40 England - Match Report". European Rugby League. 23 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
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