Kelly Taylor (rugby union)

Kelly Taylor
Birth nameKelly Smith
Date of birth (1995-12-21) 21 December 1995 (age 28)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing[1]
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2017- Gloucester-Hartpury Women ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018- England 14 (45)
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2017- England

Kelly Taylor (née Smith, born 21 December 1995)[2] is an English rugby union player.

Smith began playing rugby at age 10. She made her senior debut with the Worcester Valkyries before joining Gloucester-Hartpury Women in 2017.[1]

Her debut with the England national team was at the 2018 Six Nations Championship where she played in England's last game. She also played at the 2019 Six Nations Championship which England won the Grand Slam. She scored two tries over four games.[1] She was selected to play in the 2020 Women's Six Nations Championship[3] which was postponed midway due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

In 2019, she was one of 28 players awarded a full-time contract with the English national team.[5]

  1. ^ a b c "RFU - Kelly Smith". www.englandrugby.com. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Kelly Smith". www.ultimaterugby.com. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  3. ^ "England Women name squad for 2020 Women's Six Nations". Gloucester Rugby. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Six Nations 2020: Who can win title after matches postponed because of coronavirus?". BBC Sport. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  5. ^ "England Women announce 28 players on full-time contracts". BBC Sport. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2020.