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Tara-Jane Stanley

Not to be confused with Tara Jones.

Tara-Jane Stanley is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback for York Valkyrie in the Women's Super League. She has played at representative level for England, and club level for Thatto Heath Crusaders and Castleford Tigers Women.[1]

Tara-Jane Stanley
Personal information
Full nameTara-Jane Stanley
Born (1993-09-04) 4 September 1993 (age 31)
Widnes, Cheshire, England,
Weight69 kg (10 st 12 lb)
Playing information
PositionFullback, Centre
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
2022– York Valkyrie 4 10 25 0 90
Total 14 13 35 0 122
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2012– England 19 14 59 0 174
As of 14 November 2022

Playing career

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Stanley began her rugby career playing for Moorfield Angels.[2]

In 2011, Stanley was in the Halton Hillside Hawks team that reached the Championship Final of the Women's Rugby League Conference. Despite losing the game 44–8 to Warrington Wolves, Stanley was named player of the match.[3][4] As a student as Cronton Sixth Form College in Widnes, Stanley represented the England Women's Students against the Combined Services team.[5][6]

In 2012, Stanley was part of the Widnes Vikings team that won the Challenge Shield by defeating Stanningley 22–4 in the final. Stanley, who scored two tries, was named player of the match.[7] In 2013, she was named the BARLA Ladies Player of the Year.[8]

She was shortlisted for the inaugural Woman of Steel award in 2018,[9][10] but lost out to Castleford Tigers teammate Georgia Roche.[11]

In December 2021, it was announced the Stanley had signed for York City Knights for the 2022 season.[12] Stanley won the Woman of Steel award in 2022.[13][14] Stanley was nominated for Woman of Steel again in 2023 but this time lost out to York teammate Sinead Peach.[15][16]

In October 2023, York Valkyrie became the first English club to offer professional contracts to players and Stanley was one of the first three to sign a two-year deal.[17]

Representative career

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Stanley, who made her England debut in 2012, has heritage number 43.[18][19] She has represented England at the 2013,[20] 2017[21] and 2021 World Cups.[22]

In 2018, Stanley was Player of the Match as England beat France 54–4 in Carcassonne.[23]

Stanley was named in the Women's Team of the Tournament at the 2021 World Cup.[24]

Test match appearances

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Cap Date Opponent Position Tries Goals Pts Match Report Club
1 15 Jun 2012   France Fullback 1 6 16 ERL[25] Widnes[7]
2 11 Jul 2013   France Fullback 1 0 4 ERL[20] Crosfields[26]
3 21 Jun 2017   France Wing 0 3 6 RLC[27] Thatto Heath-St Helens
4 24 Jun 2017   France Wing 1 1 6 RLC[28] Thatto Heath-St Helens[29]
5 16 Nov 2017   Papua New Guinea Wing 1 4 12 ERL[21] Thatto Heath St Helens
6 19 Nov 2017   Australia Wing 0 0 0 ERL[30] Thatto Heath St Helens
7 22 Nov 2017   Cook Islands Wing 0 0 0 ERL[31] Thatto Heath St Helens
8 26 Nov 2017   New Zealand Wing 1 0 4 ERL[32] Thatto Heath St Helens
9 27 Oct 2018   France Fullback 2 5 18 RLC[33] Castleford Tigers
10 9 Nov 2019   Papua New Guinea Fullback 0 0 0 RLC[34] Castleford Tigers
11 16 Nov 2019   Papua New Guinea Centre 1 2 8 NRL[35] Castleford Tigers
12 25 Jun 2021   Wales Fullback 0 6 12 ERL[36] Castleford Tigers
13 23 Oct 2021   France Fullback 0 5 10 ERL[37] Castleford Tigers
14 12 Jun 2022   Wales Fullback 0 4 8 ERL[38] York City Knights
15 18 Jun 2022   France Fullback 0 4 8 ERL[39] York City Knights
16 1 Nov 2022   Brazil Centre 2 8 24 ERL[40] York Valkyrie
17 5 Nov 2022   Canada Centre 3 5 22 ERL[41] York Valkyrie
18 9 Nov 2022   Papua New Guinea Centre 1 5 14 ERL[42] York Valkyrie
19 14 Nov 2022   New Zealand Centre 0 1 2 ERL[43] York Valkyrie
20 29 Apr 2023   France Fullback 1 8 20 ERL[44] York Valkyrie
21 4 Nov 2023   Wales Fullback 2 8 24 ERL[45] York Valkyrie

References

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  1. ^ "Try for Thatto Heath-St Helens' Tara Jane Stanley, but World Cup KO for England". St Helens Star. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  2. ^ "1 Tara Jane Stanley". York RLFC. Archived from the original on 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  3. ^ "RLC Women's Final". RFL. 22 August 2011. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011.
  4. ^ Healey, Erin (23 August 2011). "Rugby League: Co-operative Rugby League Conference Women's Final Day sees Warrington lift the Championship trophy". Sport Sister. Archived from the original on 31 August 2014.
  5. ^ "Womens Students take on Combined Services". therfl.co.uk. 28 September 2011. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011.
  6. ^ "Combined Services retain Pankhurst Cup". therfl.co.uk. 4 October 2011. Archived from the original on 27 October 2011.
  7. ^ a b Smith, Sophia (16 July 2012). "Rugby: Widnes win Challenge Shield Final". Sport Sister. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  8. ^ Smith, Denise (28 June 2013). "BARLA - Chairmans Annual Report 2013". West Leeds ARLFC. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  9. ^ "RFL introduce "Woman of Steel" award". Love Rugby League. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Woman of Steel: Lois Forsell, Tara-Jane Stanley and Georgia Roche on shortlist". BBC Sport. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Ben Barba named Steve Prescott Man of Steel". Rugby-League.com. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  12. ^ "England star Stanley joins the Knights!". York RLFC. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  13. ^ "Tara-Jane Stanley named Woman of Steel". Rugby-League.com. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  14. ^ McAllister, Josh (22 September 2022). "York's Tara-Jane Stanley named 2022 Woman of Steel". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  15. ^ "Woman of Steel 2023 nominees announced, including 2022 winner Tara-Jane Stanley". Sky Sports. 20 September 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  16. ^ "Bevan French: Wigan Warriors stand-off wins 2023 Steve Prescott MBE Man of Steel award". BBC Sport. 29 October 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  17. ^ "Women's Super League champions York Valkyrie make history as players sign professional contracts". Sky Sports. 27 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  18. ^ "England Women name squad for French Test". Rugby-League.com. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  19. ^ Powell, Jennie (8 November 2019). "England Women's Rugby League Team play the PNG Orchids". 4 The Love Of Sport. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  20. ^ a b "England 42 v 6 France - Match Report". European Rugby League. 11 July 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  21. ^ a b "England 36 v 8 Papua New Guinea - Match Report". European Rugby League. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  22. ^ "England 72 v 4 Brazil". European Rugby League. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  23. ^ "Report: France Women 4-54 England Women". www.rugby-league.com. Archived from the original on 26 April 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  24. ^ "RLWC2021 Teams of the Tournament announced". Rugby League World Cup 2021. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  25. ^ "England 48 v 0 France - Match Report". European Rugby League. 15 June 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  26. ^ "Women's World Cup Squads". Web Archive. 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  27. ^ "Report - France Women 16-26 England Women". Rugby-League.com. 22 June 2017. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  28. ^ "Report - France Women 8-14 England Women". Rugby-League.com. 25 June 2017. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  29. ^ "England Women's squad named for Rugby League World Cup". Rugby-League.com. 9 October 2017. Archived from the original on 2 May 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  30. ^ "Australia 38 v 0 England - Match Report". European Rugby League. 19 November 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  31. ^ "England 16 v 22 Cook islands". European Rugby League. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  32. ^ "New Zealand 54 v 4 England - Match Report". European Rugby League. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  33. ^ "Report: France Women 4-54 England Women". Rugby-League.com. 27 October 2018. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  34. ^ "Report: PNG Orchids 10-24 England Women". Rugby-League.com. 9 November 2019. Archived from the original on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  35. ^ "Orchids upset England with last-minute try". NRL. 16 November 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  36. ^ "England 60 v 0 Wales". European Rugby League. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  37. ^ "France 4 v 40 England - Match Report". European Rugby League. 23 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  38. ^ "Wales 6 v 32 England - Match Report". European Rugby League. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  39. ^ "England 36 v 10 France - Match Report". European Rugby League. 18 June 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  40. ^ "England 72 v 4 Brazil - Match Report". European Rugby League. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  41. ^ "England 54 v 4 Canada - Match Report". European Rugby League. 5 November 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  42. ^ "England 42 v 4 Papua New Guinea - Match Report". European Rugby League. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  43. ^ "England 6 v 20 New Zealand - Match Report". European Rugby League. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  44. ^ "England 64 v 0 France - Match Report". European Rugby League. 29 April 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  45. ^ "England 60 v 0 Wales - Match Report". European Rugby League. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
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