Tara-Jane Stanley

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]

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)

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]

Test match appearances
CapDateOpponentPositionTriesGoalsPtsMatch ReportClub
115 Jun 2012 FranceFullback1616ERL[3] Widnes[4]
211 Jul 2013 FranceFullback104ERL[5] Crosfields[6]
321 Jun 2017 FranceWing036RLC[7] Thatto Heath-St Helens
424 Jun 2017 FranceWing116RLC[8] Thatto Heath-St Helens[9]
516 Nov 2017 Papua New GuineaWing1412ERL[10] Thatto Heath St Helens
619 Nov 2017 AustraliaWing000ERL[11] Thatto Heath St Helens
722 Nov 2017 Cook IslandsWing000ERL[12] Thatto Heath St Helens
826 Nov 2017 New ZealandWing104ERL[13] Thatto Heath St Helens
927 Oct 2018 FranceFullback2518RLC[14] Castleford Tigers
109 Nov 2019 Papua New GuineaFullback000RLC[15] Castleford Tigers
1116 Nov 2019 Papua New GuineaCentre128NRL[16] Castleford Tigers
1225 Jun 2021 WalesFullback0612ERL[17] Castleford Tigers
1323 Oct 2021 FranceFullback0510ERL[18] 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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