Ross Taylor (rugby league)

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Ross Taylor
Personal information
Full nameRoss Henry Taylor
Born (1961-01-01) 1 January 1961 (age 63)
New Zealand
Playing information
Position Prop
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1987–88 Hull Kingston Rovers 172008
19??–91Hornby
Total172008
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1983–88 Canterbury
1983–87 South Island
1985–87 New Zealand 20000
Source: [1]

Ross Henry Taylor [2] (born 1 January 1961) is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand.

Playing career

Taylor was a Junior Kiwi in 1976. [3]

Taylor played for the Hornby club in the Canterbury Rugby League competition and was both a Canterbury and South Island representative. [3] He first made the New Zealand national rugby league team in 1985, touring Great Britain until he broke his arm. In 1987 he made his Test debut, playing in two matches; against Papua New Guinea and Australia.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. TAYLOR, Ross Henry - 1985, 1987 nzleague.co.nz
  3. 1 2 Coffey, John. Canterbury XIII, Christchurch, 1987.