Ray Tabern

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Ray Tabern
Merseyside, England
Playing information
Rugby union
PositionHooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Leigh RUFC
Fylde RFC
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Lancashire
Rugby league
PositionHooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1979–87
Leigh
195 32 0 0 115
1984 Fulham RLFC 7 1 0 0 4
1987–89 Workington Town
Total 202 33 0 0 119
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1982 Great Britain 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2]

Ray Tabern (13 October 1953) is a

.

Background

Ray Tabern's birth was registered in St Helens, Lancashire, England.

Playing career

Rugby union

Tabern played

Lancashire.[4] He was also selected for the England under-23 team's tour to Canada in 1977.[5]

Rugby league

Tabern switched to

1981 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1981–82 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 26 September 1981.[citation needed
]

Tabern won a cap as an interchange/substitute while at Leigh in Great Britain's 7-8 defeat by France in the friendly at Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo, Venice on Saturday 31 July 1982.[1]

In March 1984, Tabern was signed on loan by Fulham RLFC until the end of the season.[7]

Personal life

Ray Tabern's father, Walt Tabern, played rugby league for Leigh.

References

  1. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Player Summary: Ray Tabern". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Statistics at leighrl.co.uk". leighrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ^ McNamara, Jack (15 September 1981). "Why Ray's A Happy Hooker". Manchester Evening News. p. 19 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ProQuest 185883369
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  6. ^ "Leigh snap up Tabern". Manchester Evening News. 23 November 1979. p. 28 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ProQuest 186416675
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