David Taylor (rugby union)

David Taylor
Full nameDavid Aubrey Taylor
Date of birth (1944-11-11) 11 November 1944 (age 80)
Place of birthBrisbane, Australia
Rugby union career
Position(s) No. 8
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1968 Australia 5 (0)

David Aubrey Taylor (born 11 November 1944) is an Australian former rugby union international.[1]

A native of Brisbane, Taylor attended Anglican Church Grammar School, where he showed abilities in multiple sports. He threw shot put, was a fast bowler on the All Schools’ cricket team and had two seasons in the school's 1st XV, earning GPS 1st XV honours. After school, Taylor played briefly for GPS Old Boys.[2]

Taylor, a University of Queensland number eight, made the 1966–67 tour of Britain, Ireland and France with the Wallabies, but was kept out of the Test matches by incumbent forward John O'Gorman. He gained all five of his Wallabies caps in 1968, playing home Tests against the All Blacks and France, then the Ireland and Scotland matches on the tour of British Isles. The following year, Taylor had to retire with a serious neck injury, at the age of 24.[3]

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References

  1. ^ "Same R.U. Test side". The Sydney Morning Herald. 6 August 1968.
  2. ^ "David Aubrey Taylor". classicwallabies.com.au.
  3. ^ "Rugby's greatest half makes the scene again". Tribune. 28 May 1969. p. 12 – via National Library of Australia.