Emma Taylor (rugby union)

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Emma Taylor
Date of birth (1992-07-09) 9 July 1992 (age 31)
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2021–Present Saracens (0)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2015–PresentFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 19 (9)

Emma Taylor (born 9 July 1992) is a Canadian rugby union player. She competes for Canada internationally and for Saracens in the Premiership Women's Rugby competition.

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Family and early years

Taylor's paternal grandmother was Mi’kmaq, and her maternal grandparents grew up in West Bay, Cape Breton, part of the We’koqma’q First Nations. [1]

Taylor played for Nova Scotia Keltics under-18, under-20, and senior teams. [1] She graduated from St. Francis Xavier with a Business Degree in 2015 and was also their star forward. [2] [3] She played club rugby for Halifax RFC. [3] [4] She joined Irving Shipbuilding after graduating from St. Francis Xavier. [5] She also completed her master's in project management at Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School in Dublin. [5]

Rugby career

In June 2015, she made her test debut for Canada against the Black Ferns at the Super Series in Alberta. [2] [1] She later moved to Ireland for three years before moving back to Canada in 2019. [4] She scored her first international try against the United States in the 2019 Can-Am Series. [1] In 2021, she signed with the Saracens. [6] [1]

Taylor was part of the Canadian side that defeated the Wallaroos in the Pacific Four Series ahead of the World Cup. [4] She competed for Canada at the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. [7] [8] She featured in the Pool games against Japan and Italy. [9] [10] Her last World Cup match was in the third place final against France. [11]

In 2023, She was named in Canada's squad for their test against the Springbok women and for the Pacific Four Series. [12] [13] She was named on the bench for Canada's match against South Africa in Madrid, Spain. [14] [15] In July, she featured in her sides 21–52 loss to the Black Ferns at the Pacific Series in Ottawa. [16] [17]

Taylor returned to Saracens for the 2023–24 Premiership Women's Rugby season. [18] [19]

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