Bob Taylor (rugby union, born 1924)

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Bob Taylor
Birth nameRobert Capel Taylor
Date of birth(1924-08-31)31 August 1924
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death27 September 2015(2015-09-27) (aged 91)
Place of death Erskine, Scotland
School Glenalmond College
University Glasgow University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Kelvinside-West ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Glasgow District ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1951 Scotland 4 (0)

Bob Taylor (31 August 1924 – 27 September 2015) was a Scotland international rugby union footballer. Taylor played as a Flanker. [1]

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Rugby career

Amateur career

Taylor played for Kelvinside-West. [2] When the merged team decoupled in 1951, Taylor went on to support West of Scotland. [3]

Provincial career

Taylor played for Glasgow District against Edinburgh District in the 1948-49 season's Inter-City match.

Glasgow won the Inter-City match 9 - 3. The Glasgow Herald noted that Glasgow had several chances and could have doubled their score; one of them being Taylor's knock on which should instead have led to a try. [4]

International career

He was capped for Scotland 4 times in 1951, playing in 3 Five Nations matches. [5] He made his international debut against Wales playing in front of a then record crowd of 80 000 at Murrayfield Stadium. [6]

Outside of rugby

Taylor became an anaesthetist and worked at the Victoria Infirmary in Glasgow. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Robert Capel Taylor".
  2. ↑ The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths.
  3. ↑ "Obituary: Dr Robert Capel Taylor".
  4. ↑ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
  5. ↑ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Bob Taylor - Test matches".
  6. 1 2 "Bob Taylor - Scottish Rugby Union".


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