Warwick Taylor

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Warwick Taylor
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Taylor in 2019
Birth nameWarwick Thomas Taylor
Date of birth (1960-03-11) 11 March 1960 (age 63)
Place of birth Hamilton, New Zealand
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
School Matamata College
University University of Otago
Notable relative(s) Murray Taylor (brother)
Tom Taylor (son)
Occupation(s)Schoolteacher
Rugby union career
Position(s) Second five-eighth
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1980–81
1982–90
Otago
Canterbury
20 ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1983–88 New Zealand 24 (20)

Warwick Thomas Taylor (born 11 March 1960) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. He won 24 caps for the All Blacks between 1983 and 1988 and played in the victorious New Zealand team at the 1987 Rugby World Cup. [1]

Since retiring from rugby, Taylor has taught physical education at Burnside High School in Christchurch. He was assistant coach of the New Zealand women's national rugby union team from 2007–2009. [2]

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References

  1. "Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  2. "Dale Atkins new Black Ferns coach". Stuff. 31 March 2009. Retrieved 8 February 2022.