Sophie Taylor (field hockey)

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Sophie Taylor
Personal information
Born (1995-09-12) 12 September 1995 (age 27)
Camberwell, Victoria
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Victorian Vipers
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018– Australia 28 (1)

Sophie Taylor (born 12 September 1995) is an Australian field hockey player. [1]

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Personal life

Taylor was born in Camberwell, Victoria, and plays representative hockey for the Victorian Vipers. [2]

Career

Junior national team

Taylor made her debut for the junior national team at the 2016 Junior Oceania Cup, helping the team to qualification for the Junior World Cup.

Taylor was part of the Australian women's junior national team 'The Jillaroos' that won bronze at the 2016 Hockey Junior World Cup in Chile. [3]

Senior national team

Taylor will make her international debut at the 2018 Sompo Cup [4] in Ibaraki, Japan. [5]

As of May 2018, Taylor is a member of the Australian women's national development squad. [6]

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References

  1. "TAYLOR Sophie". FIH . Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  2. "Debutant Evans Added To Hockeyroos Team For Four Nations". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  3. "Australia". FIH. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  4. "SOMPO CUP". sompo-cup=hockey-ibaraki.com. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  5. "SOMPO CUP Four Nations Women's Hockey Ibaraki International Tournament". FIH . Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  6. "2018 Women National Development Squad – May 2018" (PDF). Hockey Australia . Retrieved 10 September 2018.