- Mark Taylor (rugby player)
-
For other people named Mark Taylor, see Mark Taylor (disambiguation).
Mark Taylor Personal information Full name Mark Taylor Date of birth 27 February 1973 Place of birth Blaenavon, Wales Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Weight 97 kg (15 st 4 lb) School(s) attended St. Peters School, Blaenavon
Abersychan Comprehensive School
Pontypool CollegeUniversity(s) Southampton University Relatives Ivor Taylor
Paul TaylorClub information Position(s) Centre Current club Ospreys Youth clubs Years Club 1989 ‐ 1992 Pontypool Youth RFC Senior clubs* Years Club Apps (points) 1992 ‐ 95
1995 ‐ 2003
2003 ‐ 05
2005 ‐ 07
2007 ‐ 08Pontypool RFC
Swansea RFC
Llanelli Scarlets
Sale Sharks
Ospreys58 (61)
173 (335)
23 (15)
53 (15)
17 (0)Representative teams 1994 ‐ 06
1994 ‐ 95
2001Wales
Barbarian F.C.
British and Irish Lions52 (60)
2 (5)
5 (10)* Professional club appearances and points
counted for domestic first grade only.Mark Taylor (born 27 February 1973) is a former Wales international rugby union player who played at centre. He is a former captain of Wales and was the first person to score a try at the newly built Millennium Stadium against South Africa in 1999. He signed for Sale Sharks from Llanelli Scarlets in April 2005 and in 2007 he returned to Wales to play rugby for the Ospreys. He retired at the end of the 2007–2008 season.
He works part time as a Chartered Account for H J Phillips (Peugeot), Llanelli and has done so since 1998. He is married to Nicola, Director of H J Phillips, and has three sons.
References
External links
- Mark Taylor scoring the first try in the Millenium Stadium
- Taylor announces retirement
- Ospreys profile
- Wales profile
- Ospreys complete Taylor signing
- Taylor to captain Wales on North American tour
- Sales Sharks snap up Mark Taylor
British and Irish Lions – 2001 Australia tour Forwards Backs Coach Wales squad – 1999 Rugby World Cup Forwards Humphreys · Charvis · C. Quinnell · Rogers · A. Lewis · Evans · Moore · S. Quinnell · G. Llewellyn · Young · Jenkins · G. Lewis · Voyle · Sinkinson · Williams · WyattBacks Coach Wales squad – 2003 Rugby World Cup Forwards Bennett · Charvis (c) · Cockbain · Davies · Jenkins · Jones, A. · Jones, Dafydd · Jones, Duncan · Llewellyn · McBryde · Popham · Sidoli · Thomas, I. · Thomas, J. · Williams, M. · WyattBacks Coach Categories:- 1973 births
- Barbarian F.C. players
- Blaenavon RFC players
- British and Irish Lions rugby union players from Wales
- Living people
- Llanelli RFC players
- Llanelli Scarlets players
- Ospreys (rugby team) players
- People from Blaenavon
- Pontypool RFC players
- Rugby union centres
- Sale Sharks players
- Swansea RFC players
- Wales international rugby union players
- Wales rugby union captains
- Welsh rugby union players
- People educated at Abersychan Comprehensive School
- Welsh rugby union biography stubs
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.