| Birth name | Alex Taylor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | c. 1990 [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Wānaka, Otago, New Zealand [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 104 kg (16 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Southland Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alex Taylor (born c. 1990 in Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for Stirling County as a Number Eight. [2] [3]
Having started his rugby at Southland Boys' High School, Taylor moved on to senior club play for Woodlands Rugby Club. He was part of 4 Galbraith Shield wins which included a 3 peat. Having moved to Spain for a short-term contract with top club VRAC in Valladolid. Taylor has since moved to Scotland, where now plays for Stirling County. [4] [5] [6]
Taylor played provincial rugby in New Zealand before moving to Scotland. [4] He played for Southland alongside John Hardie. He also played 7s for Southland where he competed in two national tournaments. [7] In 2015, he left New Zealand to go to Scotland.
Taylor played for Glasgow Warriors against Canada 'A' on 30 August 2016. [8] [9] [10]
He has represented New Zealand at schoolboy and age grade level teams. He was a trialist of the New Zealand Under 20 team ahead of the 2011 World Cup in Argentina. f [11]