Naya Tapper

Naya Tapper
Date of birth (1994-08-03) August 3, 1994
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016  United States 12 ()

Naya Elena Tapper (born 3 August 1994) is an American rugby union player. She debuted for the United States in 2016. She was selected for the squad to the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup in Ireland.[1][2][3]

Like most of her teammates Tapper began her rugby career while attending her first year of college at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She majored in Exercise and Sport Science with a minor in Spanish.[4] She was an All-American athlete at West Mecklenburg High School.[5]

Tapper made her rugby sevens debut at the 2016 São Paulo Women's Sevens. In the same year she was selected for the Eagles squad to compete at the Women's Rugby Super Series.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Wise, Chad (17 July 2017). "Eagles announced for Women's Rugby World Cup 2017 in Ireland". USA Rugby. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  2. ↑ "Women Eagles Name World Cup Squad". www.thisisamericanrugby.com. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  3. ↑ "New caps in Women's Eagles World Cup squad". Americas Rugby News.com. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  4. ↑ "Scholar Profile: Naya Tapper". The Carolina Covenant. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  5. ↑ Flynn, Ryan (2015-03-20). "Spotlight Player of The Week: Naya Tapper". gifttimerugby.com. Retrieved 2017-09-25.
  6. ↑ Finlan, Jackie (2016-06-15). "Tapper Veers Off Path, Reps USA". The Rugby Breakdown: Women's News. Retrieved 2017-09-25.
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