Bob Taylor (rugby union)

For other people named Robert Taylor, see Robert Taylor (disambiguation).

Bob Taylor
Rugby union career
Date of birth	30 April 1942 (1942-04-30) (age 69)
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	92 kg (14 st 7 lb)
University	King Alfred's College
Playing career
Position	Flanker
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1966–1971 1968	England British Lions	16 2

Robert Bainbridge Taylor (born 30 April 1942) is a former England rugby player and past president of the Rugby Football Union. He is from Northampton, England, and studied at King Alfred's College (now University of Winchester) from 1960 - 1963.

He was a flanker for England (between 1966 and 1971) and the British Lions, serving as England/Wales captain in the RFU centenary match in 1970 and winning 16 England caps. He captained England in one international. He was also the Northampton coach and a referee for East Midlands.

In 1995 he was appointed Hon Secretary of Northampton RFC and served as president 1993-95. He has represented Northampton and the East Midlands on numerous committees and has served on several national committees. He was appointed to serve for one year as President of the Rugby Football Union in July 2007.^[1]

Taylor was a PE and mathematics teacher at Wellingborough Grammar School from 1964 until 1975.^[2]^[3] He was PE teacher at Lings Upper School in Northampton from 1975

References

^ Community Rugby - East Midlands celebrate presidency double Community Rugby article on Bob Taylor's appointment as RFU president
^ http://www.seaview72.freeserve.co.uk/masters.htm
^ Tall, T. and Tall, G. (2006). Memories of Wellingborough Grammar School 1930 - 1975 Clock Tower Publications ISBN 0-9548689-1-9 page 125

External links

Lions profile

Sporting positions
Preceded by Bob Hiller	English National Rugby Union Captain 1971	Succeeded by Tony Bucknall
Preceded by Bob Rogers	Rugby Football Union President 2007-08	Succeeded by Brian Williams

British and Irish Lions – 1968 South Africa tour

Forwards	Arneil · Coulman · Doyle · Goodall · Horton · Larter · McBride · Millar · O'Shea · Pullin · Stagg · J Taylor · R Taylor · Telfer · Thomas · West · J Young

Backs	Bresnihan · Connell · Davies · Edwards · Gibson · Hiller · Hinshelwood · Jarrett · John · Jones · Kiernan (c) · Raybould · Richards · Savage · Turner · R Young

Coach	Dawson; Manager: David Brooks

English national rugby union team captains

To 1900	1871-1873: Frederick Stokes • 1874: Alfred St. George Hamersley • 1875: Henry Arnold Lawrence • 1875-1876: Francis Luscombe • 1877-Mar 1878: Edward Kewley • Mar 1878: Murray Wyatt Marshall • 1879: Frank Reginald Adams • 1880-1881: Lennard Stokes • Feb 1882: Charles Gurdon • Mar 1882: A. N. Hornby • Dec 1882-1885: Edward Temple Gurdon • Jan-Feb 1886: Charles John Bruce Marriott • Mar 1886: Edward Temple Gurdon • 1887: Alan Rotherham • 1889: Fred Bonsor • Feb 1890: Andrew Stoddart • Mar 1890: John Lawrence Hickson • Mar 1890: Andrew Stoddart • 1891-Jan 1892: Frederic Alderson • Feb 1892: Sammy Woods • Mar 1892: Frederic Alderson • Jan 1893: Andrew Stoddart • Feb 1893: Sammy Woods • Mar 1893: Andrew Stoddart • Jan-Feb 1894: Richard Lockwood • Mar 1894: Ernest Taylor • 1895: Sammy Woods • 1896: Ernest Taylor • Mar 1896: Frank Mitchell • 1897: Ernest Taylor • 1898: J. F. Byrne • 1899: Arthur Rotherham •

To the First World War	Jan 1900: Richard Cattell • 1900: John Daniell • Jan 1901: John Taylor • Feb-Mar 1901: William Bunting • Jan 1902: Harry Alexander • Feb-Mar 1902: John Daniell • Jan-Feb 1903: Bernard Oughtred • Mar 1903: Toggie Kendall • Jan 1904: Frank Moxon Stout • Feb-Mar 1904: John Daniell • Jan-Mar 1905: Frank Moxon Stout • Dec 1905 - Dec 1906: Vincent Cartwright • Jan 1907: Basil Alexander Hill • Feb 1907: John Green • Mar 1907: Ernest Roberts • Jan 1908: Thomas Kelly • Jan 1908: John Birkett • Feb 1908: Curly Hammond • Mar 1908: Lancelot Slocock • Jan 1909: George Lyon • Jan-Mar 1909: Robert Dibble • Jan-Feb 1910: Adrian Stoop • Mar 1910: Edgar Mobbs • Mar 1910-Feb 1911: John Birkett • Mar 1911: Anthony Gotley • Jan-Mar 1912: Robert Dibble • Apr 1912-Mar 1913: Norman Wodehouse • 1914: Ronald Poulton •

To the Second World War	1920: J. E. Greenwood • 1921: Dave Davies • Jan 1922: Bruno Brown • Feb 1922-1923: Dave Davies • 1924-1926: Wavell Wakefield • 1927: Leonard Corbett • 1928-Feb 1929: Ronald Cove-Smith • Mar 1929-Feb 1930: Joe Periton • Feb 1930-Jan 1931: Sam Tucker • Feb 1931: Peter Howard • Mar 1931-Jan 1933: Carl Aarvold • Feb-Mar 1933: Tony Novis • 1934: Bernard Gadney • Jan-Feb 1935: Douglas Kendrew • Mar 1935-Mar 1936: Bernard Gadney • 1937: Tuppy Owen-Smith • Jan-Feb 1938: Peter Cranmer • Mar 1938-Mar 1939: Henry Toft •

To the Professional Era	Jan-Feb 1947: Joe Mycock • Mar-Apr 1947: Jack Heaton • Jan 1948: Edward Scott • Jan 1948: Tommy Kemp • Feb-Mar 1948: Edward Scott • Mar 1948: Bob Weighill • Jan-Feb 1949: Nim Hall • Feb 1949-Mar 1950: Ivor Preece • Jan 1951: Vic Roberts • Feb-Mar 1951: John Kendall-Carpenter • Jan 1952-Mar 1953: Nim Hall • 1954: Bob Stirling • Jan-Feb 1955: Nim Hall • Feb-Mar 1955: Peter Dalton Young • Jan 1956-Mar 1958: Eric Evans • 1959: Jeffrey Butterfield • 1960-1962: Dickie Jeeps • Jan-Mar 1963: Richard Sharp • May-Jun 1963: Mike Weston • Jan-Feb 1964: John Willcox • Feb-Mar 1964: Ron Jacobs • 1965: David Perry • 1966: Budge Rogers • Jan 1967: Richard Sharp • Feb-Nov 1967: Philip Judd • Jan-Feb 1968: Colin McFadyean • Feb-Mar 1968: Mike Weston • Feb 1969: Dick Greenwood • Feb-Apr 1969: Budge Rogers • Dec 1969-Mar 1970: Bob Hiller • Apr 1970: Bob Taylor • Jan 1971: Tony Bucknall • Feb 1971: John Spencer • Feb 1971: Bob Hiller • Mar-Apr 1971: John Spencer • Jan-Feb 1972: Bob Hiller • Feb-Mar 1972: Peter Dixon • Jun 1972-Mar 1974: John Pullin • Jan-Feb 1975: Fran Cotton • Mar-May 1975: Tony Neary • May 1975: John Pullin • Jan-Mar 1976: Tony Neary • 1977: Roger Uttley • 1978: Bill Beaumont • Feb 1979: Roger Uttley • Feb 1979-Jan 1982: Bill Beaumont • Feb 1982-Feb 1983: Steve Smith • Mar 1983: John Scott • Nov 1983-Mar 1984: Peter John Wheeler • Jun 1984: John Scott • Nov 1984: Nigel Melville • 1985: Paul Dodge • 1986: Nigel Melville • Feb-Mar 1987: Richard Hill • Apr 1987-Feb 1988: Mike Harrison • Mar 1988: Nigel Melville • Apr-Jun 1988: John Orwin • Jun 1988: Richard Harding • Nov 1988-Mar 1989: Will Carling • May 1989: Rob Andrew • Nov 1989-May 1995: Will Carling • May 1995: Rob Andrew • Jun 1995: Will Carling

To the Present Day	Nov 1995-Mar 1996: Will Carling • Nov 1996: Phil de Glanville • Dec 1996: Jason Leonard • Feb-Jul 1997: Phil de Glanville • Nov 1997-Apr 1998: Lawrence Dallaglio • Jun 1998: Tony Diprose • Jun-Jul 1998: Matt Dawson • Nov 1998: Martin Johnson • Nov 1998-Apr 1999: Lawrence Dallaglio • Jun-Oct 1999: Martin Johnson • Feb-Apr 2000: Matt Dawson • Jun 2000-Apr 2001: Martin Johnson • Jun 2001: Kyran Bracken • Oct 2001: Matt Dawson • Nov 2001: Neil Back • Nov 2001-Mar 2002: Martin Johnson • Mar-Apr 2002: Neil Back • Jun 2002: Phil Vickery • Nov 2002-Feb 2003: Martin Johnson • Mar 2003: Jonny Wilkinson • Mar-Jun 2003: Martin Johnson • Aug 2003: Jason Leonard • Aug 2003: Dorian West • Sep-Oct 2003: Martin Johnson • Nov 2003: Phil Vickery • Nov 2003: Martin Johnson • Feb-Jun 2004: Lawrence Dallaglio • Nov 2004-Feb 2005: Jason Robinson • Mar 2005-Mar 2006: Martin Corry • Jun 2006: Patrick Sanderson • Nov 2006: Martin Corry • Feb 2007: Phil Vickery • Mar 2007: Mike Catt • May 2007: Jason Robinson • Jun 2007: Jonny Wilkinson • Aug 2007: Phil Vickery • Aug 2007: Mike Catt • Aug-Sep 2007: Phil Vickery • Sep 2007: Martin Corry • Oct 2007-Feb 2008: Phil Vickery • Feb 2008: Steve Borthwick • Feb-Mar 2008: Phil Vickery • Jun 2008-Mar 2010: Steve Borthwick • Mar 2010-Nov 2010: Lewis Moody • Nov 2010: Nick Easter • Nov 2010: Lewis Moody • Feb 2011: Mike Tindall • Aug 2011: Lewis Moody • Aug 2011-Sep 2011: Mike Tindall • Sep 2011: Lewis Moody^{Note 1} • Sep 2011: Simon Shaw^{Note 1} • Oct 2011: Lewis Moody

Notes	Note 1: Lewis Moody was substituted in the England vs Georgia match on 18 September 2011, and Simon Shaw was confirmed as captain for the remainder of the match.

Rugby Football Union Presidents

To 1900	1871-74 : A Rutter • 1874-75 : F Stokes • 1875-76 : L J Maton • 1876-77, 1877-78 : C D Heatley • 1878-82 : A. G. Guillemard • 1882-84 : J Maclaren • 1884-86 : Frederick Currey • 1886-88 : L Stokes • 1888-89 : A Budd • 1889-90 : Harry Garnett • 1890-92 : E T Gurdon • 1892-94 : W Cail • 1894-96 : Roger Walker • 1896-98 : R W Whalley • 1898-1900 : J W H Thorp •

To the First World War	1900-02 : Francis Hugh Fox • 1902-04 : M Newsome • 1904-07 : G Rowland • 1907-09 : C A Crane • 1909-11 : T C Pring • 1911-13 : A M Crook • 1913-14 : A Hartley •

To the Second World War	1919-20 : A Hartley • 1920-22 : E Prescott • 1922-23 : R Henzell • 1923-24 : M F Waters • 1924-25 : W S Donne • 1925-26 : H E Ferens • 1926-27 : J Baxter • 1927-28 : P Royds • 1928-29 : V H Cartwright • 1929-30, 1930-31, 1931-32 : W T Pearce • 1932-33 : A D Stoop • 1933-34 : R F Oakes • 1934-35 : J Milnes • 1935-37 : J E Greenwood • 1937-39 : B A Hill • 1939-40 : G C Robinson •

To the Professional Era	1945-47 : J Daniell • 1947-48 : B C Hartley • 1948-49 : L G Brown • 1949-50 : E Watts • 1950-51 : W Wakefield • 1951-52 : H Cleaver • 1952-53 : P Holman • 1953-54 : J Brunton • 1954-55 : W C Ramsay • 1955 : L Clifford • 1955-56 : W B Gibbs • 1956-57 : L B "Ginger" Osborne • 1957-58 : A Marshall • 1958-59 : J Lawson • 1959-60 : J A Tallent • 1960-61 : A T Voyce • 1961-62 : R G S Hobbs • 1962-63 : C H Gadney • 1963-64 : A G Butler • 1964-65 : L Edwards • 1965-66 : A Walker • 1966-67 : D H Harrison • 1967-68 : J R Locker • 1968-69 : J T W Berry • 1969-70 : D T Kemp • 1970-71 : W Ramsay • 1971-72 : T A Kemp • 1972-73 : R M A Kingswell • 1973-74 : M R Steele-Bodger • 1974-75 : K H Chapman • 1975-76 : G Tarn • 1976-77 : R E G Jeeps • 1977-78 : A Wharton • 1978-79 : S R Couchman • 1979-80 : A W Ramsay • 1980-81 : J MACG Kendall-Carpenter • 1981-82 : D K Brooks • 1982-83 : J V Smiths • 1983-84 : C R Jacobs • 1984-85 : A E Agar • 1985-86 : D W Shuttleworth • 1986-87 : A A Grimsdell • 1987-88 : J Burgess • 1988-89 : J R Simpson • 1989-90 : D L Sanders • 1990-91 : M A Pearey • 1991-92 : P G Yarranton • 1992-93 : D D Serfontein • 1993-94 : I D S Beer • 1994-95 : D H Easby •

To the Present Day	1995-96 : W J Bishop • 1996-97 : J T Richardson • 1997-98 : P G Brook • 1998-99 : P C Trunkfield • 1999-2000 : J H Addison • 2000-01 : D P Rogers • 2001-02 : R S Manock • 2002-03 : W G D Morgan • 2003-04 : R W Horner • 2004-05 : M S Phillips • 2005-06 : L C K Angel • 2006-07 : R A G Rogers • 2007-08 : B Taylor • 2008-09 : Brian Williams 2009-10 : John Owen 2010-11 : Richard Appleby 2011-12 : Willie Wildash

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