Tay Talks Sport / Toe The Line Podcast

25/06/2024

Just a girl using every opportunity she can to change the game ⏳🫡

Half way through the year and it’s already been one of the craziest, yet most fulfilling years of my life 🥹

Thank you to everyone who continues to support me and my crazy ideas 😅 I’m very grateful and I can’t wait to see what the next 6 months bring ⚡️✨

02/06/2024

Started out making Tik Tok’s in my room and now she’s on the sidelines 🤩🏉📸

Grateful is an understatement, this journey truly has been magical so far ✨

19/05/2024

Living in a reality that 12 year old Tay couldn’t have imagined in her wildest dreams 🪄💛✨

A few snaps from the past 5 days in Sydney + Brisbane - a massive thank you to for believing in me and seeing value in what I’m trying to achieve and for bringing me along on an incredible experience 🙌🏼

Believing in, and backing yourself is scary as, especially if there’s no path already illuminated, but I hope that if I keep doing what I’m doing, it will inspire others to back themselves too 🫶🏼

20/04/2024

…and just when you thought the week couldn’t get any crazier…FOX NEWS SHARED MY STORY ON THEIR INSTAGRAM to over 9 MILLION people!!!! 🤩🇺🇸

I didn’t have words earlier in the week, but I have a few now…

There’s no way you could have told 12 year old Tayla that things were going to get better, let alone, tell her what her life would look like at 26.

This journey has been no where near easy, I wouldn’t wish what I went through upon anyone, and no one should ever have to experience the things I have (all because I “can’t smile”) BUT, I’m grateful for everything I experienced.

It’s not only shaped me into the strong, confident women and leader I am today, but it has provided me with the story and platform to use what I’ve been through to help others and to be that face and voice of representation that little 12 year old Tay so desperately needed when she was younger.

To believe in yourself and your goals is one thing, but to have that recognised and championed by others makes me inspired to dream even bigger!

What a week! 🙌🏼✨

16/04/2024

FOX NEWS!!!! She’s making headlines in the USA babyyy 🇺🇸🤩

I’ve said it all before, but while ‘not being able to smile’ took me to the lowest of lows and left me clinging to life by a thread, it’s also turned out to be the greatest gift I could have ever been given ✨

I really don’t have any other words right now (which is unusual for ya girl 😂) but all I will say is - my mission of making the sports arena more inclusive is going global 🫡⚡️

15/04/2024

Ep. 19 of Toe The Line is now live with Rally Car Driver 🏎️⚡️🏁

Was lucky enough to get to chat to Hayden before he shot off overseas to Europe to start his rally car season and I’m so grateful we got this chat in because his story is inspiring!

From a little town in South Canterbury to dominating on the world stage, his determination and drive (excuse the pun 😅) is so admirable and I really loved sitting down with him and chatting all things in and out of the rally car!

Live now via ‘Toe The Line’ on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeart Radio and YouTube 🎥🎙️

13/03/2024

I’ve been getting some DM’s recently asking me “what’s wrong with my face” or “what’s my story” etc. and just want to preface that I’m not bothered by these questions, but it’s probably easier to just share it in a post so here’s my story in a nutshell 🫶🏼

I was born with a super rare neurological disorder called Moebius Syndrome, it effects 1 person in every 3 to 4 million and essentially means I have facial paralysis (or I like to refer to it as free Botox, lol 🤪), the syndrome effects my 6th and 7th cranial nerves which means my eyebrows don’t move, I can’t track my eyes from left to right and my upper lip doesn’t move which means “I can’t smile” but I’ve learnt along the way that that last one is up for interpretation by the individual 🙃😅

I was bullied my whole schooling life, from verbal bullying to physical bullying and everything in between and it wasn’t just isolated to my peers, I experienced bullying by my teachers and a number of sport coaches as well

The first pic is me just after a super invasive, 8 hour long operation I had when I was 11, and I begged my parents to get it because I thought if I “could smile normally” then I would have friends, I wouldn’t get bullied and I would be happy. The surgery was unsuccessful (which I’m v grateful for now) and at the time, made my life so much worse - I had my first su***de attempt 6/8 months after this operation at the age of 12

Fast forward to 26 (pics 2, 3 and 4) and I’m using my face and story to inspire and empower others and I’m on my mission of making the sports arena more inclusive!!

Sorry for the novel, but it’s all to say that 11 year old Tayla really could have benefited from having someone like 26 year old Tayla putting herself out there (even if it is scary) to champion her, to make her feel seen and heard, and to make sure she felt like she could do whatever she wanted to be, do and achieve….and I just hope that I can be that for others now ☄️✨⚡️

19/02/2024

First podcast ep of 2024 is live with kiwi motorsport legend Greg Murphy! ⚡️

We could have just kept talking tbh, so many great stories, bts details and we even had a chat about the 2024 motorsport season and chatted about all the kiwis across all the motorsport series this year 🏎️🏁

It’s now live on Spotify, iHeart Radio and Apple Podcasts or on YouTube 🫶🏼🎧

10/02/2024

I can’t help but question whether if that little girl on the left had someone to watch / look up to like that girl on the right, would she have felt less alone? isolated? ashamed? insecure?

I cant go back and ask her or give her someone to watch / look up to, all I can do is make sure I do my best in the present to make sure I can be what little Tay needed, for others now ✨

It’s coming up to exactly one year since I decided to start pursuing a career in sports media and content creation…it’s been hard, scary and at times I often find myself questioning if I’m doing the right thing, but looking back on this last year I can’t help but feel so much pride in what I’ve achieved and I can only hope that this next year I’ll be able to take it even further ⚡️

So thank you for being here, supporting me and cheering me on, because it truly means more to me than you’ll ever know ❤️‍🔥⏳

30/01/2024

Toe The Line is coming back in 2024, bigger and better ⚡️

Ya girl definitely needed a bit of a break after last year, especially after how hectic the last bit of the year was, but we’re making a comeback and I’m really excited to bring you some amazing conversations with incredible humans 🫶🏼

I’ll be kickstarting S2 by sharing my story in as much rawness and vulnerability as I can, my whole journey, the good, the bad and the ugly (lots of ugly in there 😅), so if you have any Q’s about me and my story then leave them below or DM me and I’ll be back in your ear holes next week ❤️‍🔥🎧 x

26/01/2024

Making the sports arena more inclusive w/ + 🤝🥹⚡️💦

14/01/2024

bts from today 📸🧡🩵⚡️

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more coming soon .sport.official

27/12/2023

2023, best year yet ❤️‍🔥🎥⚡️

26/12/2023

2023, my favourite year yet ❤️‍🔥🎥⚡️

20/12/2023

Wrapping up 2023 interviewing motorsport legend (he hates that term 😅)

Honestly, 2023 has been a whirlwind and if you had told me at the start of this year that I’d be finishing off the year getting to chat to Murph I 100% would have laughed in your face 🤯

The most humble, genuine and all-round good bloke, it was a bloody honour getting to interview him yesterday and be an absolute nerd and geek out over motorsport for an hour 🏁⚡️🔥

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18/12/2023

Changing the game one play at a time 🔥⚡️

2023 has truly been the biggest whirlwind, I’ve been overwhelmed, anxious, scared, nervous, unsure and felt highly incapable 😅 but I’ve also felt rewarded, proud, emotional (happy emotional), excited, shocked and most importantly, incredibly grateful for everything that’s happened this year….and still to happen (one more interview to go tomorrow and I might just throw up I’m that excited, hint; 🏎️🏁)

Can’t help but think of little Tay when I look back on this year, there’s no way she would have ever believed you if you told her what 25/26 year old her would be doing, but she’s doing it and she’s only just getting started! 2024 is about to be bigger and better 🤩

23/11/2023

New post on Tik Tok! Make sure you’re following me over on there as well!

51 likes, 9 comments. “Season ‘24 is looking spicy 👀🔥🏁”

18/11/2023

This weeks podcast ep. is live on YouTube and we get to hear from Blues Super Rugby Pacific team social media manager Tāne Wolfgramm!

This episode is such a good one so make sure you give it a listen! 🙌🏼🎧🎙️🏉💙

Hey team and welcome back to another episode of Toe The Line!This weeks episode we get to chat to Tāne who is the guy behind the Blues social media accounts!...

10/11/2023

Hey team! This weeks podcast ep is live and I had the pleasure of sitting down with Black Ferns fullback Renee Holmes and chatting all about her very impressive journey to the international rugby stage!

Make sure you give it a listen and subscribe if you haven’t! 🎧🎙️🏉

Hey team and welcome back to the podcast! Todays episode we are very lucky to be listening to the amazing Renee Holmes! Renee is apart of the current Black F...

26/10/2023

Hey team! My next guest on the podcast is Black Ferns fullback Renee Holmes!

Leave your questions down below and stay tuned for the ep!

07/10/2023

My full episode with Ian Jones at All Blacks Experience is live on YouTube now! 🖤🏉

The episode will be live on audio platforms tomorrow morning!

Hey team, todays episode is a super exciting one, my FIRST EVER guest on the show, All Blacks legend #902 Ian Jones aka Kamo Kid! I’m super grateful that I g...

03/10/2023

Today I interviewed my first guest for my podcast, a legend of the game and one of the finest locks to ever wear the black jersey Ian Jones!

At the start of this year if you had told me that I would have my own podcast and be in a position to interview the likes of Ian Jones, I just would have laughed because this stuff just wasn’t on my radar….a lot has changed in the past few months and this path that I’m on is so far out of my comfort zone, but I’m so incredibly grateful for the opportunities that are presenting themselves and this incredible community that we’re building together

Massive thanks to for hosting me this morning, I’m very excited for what we are creating together, and obviously a massive thanks to Ian for being vulnerable and sharing your story, it was an honour to help share your journey! Honestly, just grateful as 🫶🏼🏉✨

03/10/2023

Today I interviewed my first guest for my podcast, a legend of the game and one of the finest locks to ever wear the black jersey Ian Jones

At the start of this year if you had told me that I would have my own podcast and be in a position to interview the likes of Ian Jones, I just would have laughed because this stuff just wasn’t on my radar….a lot has changed in the past few months and this path that I’m on is so far out of my comfort zone, but I’m so incredibly grateful for the opportunities that are presenting themselves and this incredible community that we’re building together

Massive thanks to for hosting me this morning, I’m very excited for what we are creating together, and obviously a massive thanks to Ian for being vulnerable and sharing your story, it was an honour to help share your journey! Honestly, just grateful as 🫶🏼🏉✨

01/10/2023

Hey team! Tomorrow I am interviewing my FIRST EVER guest on the podcast and it just so happens to be one of the greatest locks to ever wear the black jersey, All Blacks # 902 Ian Jones! 🙌🏼

If you have any Q’s you want answered then leave them in the comments!

29/09/2023

Episode 4 of Toe The Line is live // You can hit the link below to watch it or listen to it on your favourite podcast app! 🎙️🙌🏼🏉

Hey team! Welcome to ep 4 of Toe The Line, it was another epic weekend of sport with the RWC and the NRL prelim finals of course!Like I said at the end of th...

29/09/2023

Was lucky enough to get to interview some pretty epic players this past season 🙌🏼

Now that my podcast is live, I have some very exciting guests already locked in! But I want to hear from you, who would you like to see on the podcast! Also, I’m open to players/athletes from other sports as well 👀🏉

29/09/2023

Hey team! 👋🏼

Long time no see/chat! As some of you may know, I have been working in the rugby space for the past 7 ish months. I have been lucky enough to interview some of the best players in the Super Rugby Pacific competition this past '23 season, including players from the Gallagher Chiefs Blues Rugby Club and Moana Pasifika and have just recently started my own podcast called 'Toe The Line'. It's been a whirlwind past few months, and it's only getting crazier!

This page hasn't been used in a wee while, and as my content has shifted I thought it was only right to bring it to Facebook as well! 🤩

13/11/2022

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