Philip Joseph Taylor

Phil Taylor
Full name Philip Joseph Taylor
Date of birth 6 June 1931
Place of birth Wakefield, England
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position No 8
Amateur clubs
Years Club / team
Wakefield
Northampton
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1955-1962 England 6 (0)

Philip Joseph Taylor was an England rugby union international No.8 winning six caps between 1955 and 1962.[1]

He played club rugby for Wakefield RFC and Northampton.

Phil Taylor first took up rugby upon visiting College Grove, the home of Wakefield RFC in 1948 with a friend.[2] Up until then, he had played Water polo.[3]

He made his debut for Wakefield RFC during the 1948/49 season but it wasn't until the following season that he became a first team regular.

In November 1949 he left the club to join the Duke of Wellington's Regiment for his National service training.[4] In April 1951 he was selected for the Army side to play France.[5]

He played for Yorkshire fifty four times[6] appearing in the Yorkshire side that won the 1952/53 County Championships. He played three times for the Barbarians making his first appearance on 4 April 1953 against Cardiff and his last on 3 March 1955 against East Midlands.[7]

He played for England in trial matches before making his full debut for England in their defeat to Wales in November 1955. He went onto play another five times for England, his last cap being in a drawn game against Scotland in March 1962.

He was educated at St Austin's school, Wakefield, Salesian College, Farnborough and Loughborough University with whom he played.[8]

On joining Loughborough University, he joined Northampton under which club he made his England appearances. In February 1966 he donated an England shirt to Wakefield RFC[9]

He was a representative for a Northampton firm of timber importers.[10]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.scrum.com/england/rugby/player/5890.html
  2. ↑ Wakefield Express 8/1/1955
  3. ↑ Wakefield Express 22/6/1966
  4. ↑ Wakefield Express 19/11/1949
  5. ↑ Wakefield Express 7/4/1951
  6. ↑ Yorkshire RFU Centenary booklet 1869-1968
  7. ↑ http://www.barbarianfc.co.uk
  8. ↑ Wakefield Express 5/9/1959
  9. ↑ Wakefield Express 26/2/66
  10. ↑ Wakefield Express 5/9/1959