Tim Taylor (born 4 October 1982 in Derby, England) is a former rugby union player who played at fly-half.
| Date of birth | 4 October 1982 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Derby, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 91 kg (14 st 5 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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Career
editTaylor made his first appearance for Gloucester when he came off the bench against Worcester in the Anglo-Welsh Cup. A week later he started his first game against Harlequins at the Twickenham Stoop in the same competition and scored a try and a match winning conversion to send Gloucester into the semi-finals. Taylor initially signed on loan but after just three appearances he signed a two-year contract.[2] Taylor went on to score one more try in a Guinness Premiership defeat away to Newcastle Falcons. In 2012, Taylor signed a two-year contract extension with Gloucester until the end of the 2013–14 season.[3]
On 6 March 2014, Taylor announced retirement from rugby with immediate effect because of his long-term knee injuries.[4] He remained with Gloucester as their new Kicking and Skills Coach.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Aviva Premiership Rugby – Gloucester Rugby". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ^ "Tim Taylor signs permanent deal with Gloucester". Premiership Rugby. 17 February 2010.
- ^ "Taylor contract extension at Gloucester". ESPN scrum. 7 March 2012.
- ^ "Tim Taylor announces retirement from rugby". Sky Sports. 6 March 2014.
- ^ "Tim Taylor – Gloucester coaching profile". Gloucester Rugby. Retrieved 4 September 2014.