Will Taylor (rugby union)

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Will Taylor
Birth nameWilliam Rhys Taylor
Date of birth (1991-03-04) 4 March 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Swansea, Wales
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight118 kg (18 st 8 lb)
School Olchfa Comprehensive School
Rugby union career
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2010-11
2011-12
2012-2015
2015-16
2016-
Swansea RFC
Aberavon RFC
Wasps
Carmarthen Quins
Llanelli RFC
18
23
39
10
3
(0)
(0)
(5)
(0)
(0)
Correct as of 10 January 2017
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2009-12
2015-
Ospreys
Scarlets
3
5
(0)
(0)
Correct as of 10 January 2017
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2009-11 Wales U20 14 (0)
Correct as of 24 February 2016

Will Taylor (born 4 March 1991) is a Welsh rugby union player. A prop forward, he plays club rugby for Wasps having previously played for the Ospreys regional team.

On 25 March 2015, Taylor returns home as he signed for Welsh region Scarlets ahead of the 2015/16 season. [1]

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References

  1. "Scarlets have signed Wasps tight-head prop Will Taylor for next season". BBC Sport. 25 March 2015.