Tara Flanagan (born October 18, 1963, in

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) is a

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of the Superior Court of the State of California in the County of Alameda, and former rugby union player. She was a member of the victorious

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squad and also played in the following World Cup in

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Life

Flanagan earned a

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degree from

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. She lived in England while in pursuit of her rugby dreams. She enrolled at the

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after the 1994 World Cup and received her

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degree in 1998.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Flanagan, Tara 1964 births Living people United States women's international rugby union players American female rugby union players 21st-century American women Sportspeople from San Francisco Rugby union players from California 20th-century American sportswomen