About Rachel Taylor (rugby union)
Rachel Taylor (born 13 June 1983) is a Welsh former rugby union player who played 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 later captained the team. Following retirement in 2018, she became the first female head coach of a WRU National League club side when she took over Colwyn Bay, before becoming the skills coach for Wales Women between November 2020 and February 2021. In September 2021, Taylor joined Premiership Women's Rugby team Sale Sharks Women as the club's performance coach. In September 2025, she joined the coaching team of Loughborough Lightning. == Early life == Rachel Taylor was born in Bangor in Gwynedd, Wales, on 13 June 1983. She began playing rugby at the age of five, later describing her family as "rugby-orientated" since her father was a rugby coach and her older brother already played for a local team. Although she tried a variety of sports in her youth, she returned to rugby. Once her brother switched to playing association football, she focused on rugby, seeking to play for her national team. She is trained as a Paraveterinary worker, and gave the keynote speech at the British Veterinary Association in 2017.
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