Richard Lewis Taylor (29 May 1942 — 29 August 2019) was an Australian rugby union and rugby league player.
| Full name | Richard Lewis Taylor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 29 May 1942 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ryde, Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 29 August 2019 (aged 77) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Taylor was born in the Sydney suburb of Ryde and educated at Drummoyne Boys High School.[1]
A Eastwood Juniors product, Taylor made his first-grade debut for the club in 1961.[1] He was used as a flanker and prop during his early days at Eastwood before establishing himself as a hooker.[2] His brothers Barry and Ken were Eastwood teammates, with the three playing a combined 600 club games.[1] They briefly made up Eastwood's entire front row.[1]
One month after captaining Eastwood in a first ever Shute Shield grand final, Taylor was called up by the Wallabies as a replacement player on the 1966–67 tour of Britain, Ireland and France, due to hooker Ross Cullen being sent home for disciplinary reasons.[2] He played in 13 uncapped matches during the tour.[1]
Taylor joined rugby league club Newtown Jets in 1969 on a two-year contract.[3] He played seven first-grade games.[4]
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editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e "Richard Lewis Taylor". classicwallabies.com.au.
- ^ a b "New Wallaby Hooker Fast Off Mark". The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 October 1966.
- ^ Clarkson, Alan (29 January 1969). "Wallaby Hooker For Newtowon". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Collis, Ian (2018). The A to Z of Rugby League Players. New Holland Publishers. ISBN 9781921024986.