Seb Nagle-Taylor

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Seb Nagle-Taylor
Birth nameSebastian Nagle-Taylor
Date of birth (1997-06-16) 16 June 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Winchester, Hampshire, England
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight109 kg (17 st 2 lb)
School South Island School, Eastbourne College
University University College London
Rugby union career
Position(s) Number eight
Current team Doncaster Knights
Youth career
2003-2007 Valley Fort RFC
2007-2012 Eastbourne College
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012-2013 Rosslyn Park ()
2013 → Barking ()
2013-2015 Blackheath ()
2015-2016 Bedford Blues 4 (0)
2016-2017 Ealing Trailfinders 7 (5)
2017-2018 Jersey Reds 12 (10)
2018-2019 Rotherham Titans 30 (105)
2019-2021 Hartpury University 19 (25)
2020–2022 → Gloucester 3 (5)
2022– Cornish Pirates ()
Correct as of 18 December 2020
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
England Counties U20
England Students
Correct as of 18 December 2020
National sevens team(s)
YearsTeamComps
2014-2015 England 12 (5)

Sebastian "Seb" Nagle-Taylor (born 16 September 1994) is an English professional rugby player who plays as a Number eight for Doncaster Knights.

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Club career

Born in Winchester, Nagle-Taylor spent his childhood in Hong Kong, starting to play rugby aged nine in the Valley RFC academy. [1] [2] [3] In 2007, he went back to England in Sussex, joining Eastbourne College in Gonville House. There he ended up captaining both XV and the 7s team, following the steps of rugby players such as Hugo Southwell or Will Green. [1] [4]

From 2012 to 2015 he did a degree in History at the University College London, starting his club career in the meantime. [2] Sebastian first signed for the National League 1 side Rosslyn Park, but actually making his debut on loan in Barking.

He had previous experience in the RFU Championship with Bedford Blues, Ealing Trailfinders and Jersey Reds. [5] He signed for third division Rotherham Titans in the National League 1 for the 2018-19 season, where he captained the side on numerous occasions. [6] On 3 May 2019, Nagle-Taylor returns to the Championship with Hartpury University for the 2019-20 season. [7]

He joined Gloucester in the Premiership Rugby on a short-term loan during the 2020-21 season. His impressive performances lead him to sign a permanent deal with the Premiership side from the 2021-22 season. He will return to Hartpury back for the next Championship season before permanently joining Gloucester in the summer of 2021. [8]

On 28 June 2022, Nagle-Taylor returned to the Championship as he signed for Cornish Pirates during the 2022-23 season. [9]

International career

Nagle-Taylor made his debut with England Counties U20 against Georgia U20s, [10] later also being involved with the England Students, a selection of university students. [1] [11]

Nagle-Taylor played with England Sevens during the 2014-15 season. [2] [12]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "News of OEs, staff and some others" (PDF). The Old Eastbournian. 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "England Sevens Profile". RFU . Archived from the original on 31 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Five more players confirmed for 17/18". Jersey Reds. 13 April 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "Rugby | Eastbourne College | Strong tradition and participation". Eastbourne College . Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  5. ↑ "Jersey Reds sign Jared Saunders, Conor Joyce & Seb Nagle-Taylor for next season". BBC Sport. 13 April 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  6. ↑ "Titans TV: Seb Nagle-Taylor". Titans Rugby. 21 October 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  7. ↑ "RECAP: Hartpury make three signings as a former Saracens lock, an ex-England Sevens star and Ealing Trailfinders scrum-half join". Gloucestershire Live. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  8. ↑ "Gloucester sign 'powerful and abrasive' Seb Nagle-Taylor". Rugby Pass. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  9. ↑ "Number 8 Seb Signs from Gloucester". Cornish Pirates. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  10. ↑ "News of OEs, staff and some others" (PDF). The Old Eastbournian. 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  11. ↑ Chan, Vicky (9 April 2015). "England Students starting XV". Talking Rugby Union. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  12. ↑ "England Sevens Squad". RFU . Archived from the original on 13 January 2016.
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