Hemi Taylor

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Hemi Taylor
Birth nameHemi Takatou Taylor
Date of birth (1963-12-17) 17 December 1963 (age 60)
Place of birth Morrinsville, New Zealand
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight92 kg (14 st 7 lb)
Notable relative(s) Danielle Drady (cousin)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Newbridge ()
Cardiff RFC ()
Barbarian F.C. ()
Penarth RFC ()
Aberaeron RFC ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1994–1996 Wales 24 (25)

Hemi Takatou Taylor (born 17 December 1963) [1] is a former international Wales rugby union player. A back row forward, he was part of the Wales squad for the 1995 Rugby World Cup. He played 123 games for Cardiff between 1992 and 1998 and scored 14 tries including a period as club captain. He is a cousin of former Australian squash player Danielle Drady. [2]

Notes

  1. Hemi Taylor player profile Scrum.com
  2. Cleaver, Dylan (2 March 1997). "Stunt wraps up sponsors". Sunday News. New Zealand. p. 57.


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