Jason Taylor (rugby league footballer)

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Jason Taylor is a former rugby league player who held the record for most career points in the National Rugby League and its predecessors from 2001 to 2006. He scored 2107 points, which was surpassed by Andrew Johns in July 2006. Taylor still retains the record for most goals kicked - 942.

Taylor played 276 games with 4 clubs: Wests from 1990 to 1993, Norths, 1994-1999, the Northern Eagles in 2000, and Parramatta in 2001. During this time he played 194 games in succession, also a record.

Predominantly a halfback, he also represented New South Wales in State of Origin in 1993.

On 15 May 2006, He was appointed as the Parramatta Eels coach for the remainder of the 2006 season after coach Brian Smith walked out on the club. From 2007 he was to join the South Sydney Rabbitohs as an assistant coach. In August 2006 it was announced he would replace Shaun McRae as head coach of the struggling club.[1]

Preceded by
Brian Smith
1997-2006
Coach
Parramatta Eels

2006
Succeeded by
Michael Hagan
2007-
Preceded by
Shaun McRae
2005-2006
Coach
South Sydney Rabbitohs

2007-
Succeeded by
current coach

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.smh.com.au/news/league/why-taylor-got-the-top-job/2006/08/30/1156816966936.html