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Rachel Taylor (rugby union)

Rachel Taylor, Welsh rugby union player

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Born
June 13, 1983
Age in 2026
43
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1983

About Rachel Taylor (rugby union)

Rachel Taylor is a Welsh former rugby union player who plays in either Lock or back row for the Bristol Ladies/Newport Gwent Dragons and the Wales women's national rugby union team. She won her first international cap against Canada in 2007, and has since captained the team. Following retirement in 2018, she became the first female head coach of a WRU National League club side, before becoming the skills coach for Wales Women between November 2020 and February 2021. In September 2021, Taylor joined Premiership Womens Rugby team Sale Sharks Women as the club's performance coach. Taylor won her 50th cap for Wales when she played against Ireland in the 2015 Women's Six Nations Championship.

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Rachel Taylor (rugby union) timeline

  1. She won her first international cap against Canada in 2007, and has since captained the team.
  2. Taylor won her 50th cap for Wales when she played against Ireland in the 2015 Women's Six Nations Championship.
  3. Following retirement in 2018, she became the first female head coach of a WRU National League club side, before becoming the skills coach for Wales Women between November 2020 and February 2021.
  4. In September 2021, Taylor joined Premiership Womens Rugby team Sale Sharks Women as the club's performance coach.

The world when Rachel Taylor (rugby union) was born

Rachel Taylor (rugby union) was born in 1983. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1983

  • #1 song"Every Breath You Take" – The Police
  • Top movieTerms of Endearment
  • Top TV showDallas
  • Best-selling bookThe Bonfire of the Vanities – Tom Wolfe

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentNC State's miraculous NCAA Championship win over Houston
  • Top headlineU.S. invades Grenada
  • Technology milestoneInternet's TCP/IP protocol adopted
  • Defining fadCabbage Patch Kids — parents fighting in stores
  • Notable inventionNintendo Entertainment System (Japan)
  • World population4.69 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRonald Reagan
  • Sports championBaltimore Orioles (World Series)
  • Also wonPhiladelphia 76ers (NBA)
  • U.S. population233.8M

1983 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Rachel Taylor (rugby union)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19832026
Gas$1.16$3.45/gal
Average home$70,300$435,000
Average income$24,580$67,500
Minimum wage$3.35$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$3.15$11.95
Postage stamp$0.20$0.73
Population233.8M341 million

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