Taylor Perry Earns Her First Cap for Canada

This article is from November 2018. Some details may be out of date.

Congratulations to Crusader Taylor Perry, who earned her first cap for Canada’s Women’s Rugby Team on Sunday, November 18! At just 18, Taylor came off the bench wearing No. 23 against England in Doncaster, in the opening Test of Canada’s autumn tour.

Canada scored tries through Alex Tessier, Elissa Alarie and Courtney Holtkamp, but England, ranked second in the world, took a 27–19 win. Taylor was one of seven players to earn a first cap in the match.

What a few weeks

It caps off an incredible autumn for Taylor, who won a bronze medal with Canada at the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires just weeks ago. She also crossed for a try in Canada A’s win over England A on the same tour.

Taylor hung up her ballet shoes at age 9 to play rugby at the Cru. She never misses an opportunity to give back to the club and engage with the minis players. Everyone at the club is immensely proud to see her in the red jersey. Congratulations, Taylor!

Featured photo: Rugby Canada, used with permission.