Bleddyn Taylor Explained

Bleddyn Taylor
Birth Name:Bleddyn Taylor
Birth Place:Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales
Height:5 ft 11 in
Weight:14 st 7 lb
Ru Position:Wing
Ru Amateuryears:1976-1996
Years1:1976
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Years2:1976-?
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Years5:1986–1993
Clubs5:Swansea
Apps5:172
Points5:351
Years6:1993-1996
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Repteam2:Barbarian Rugby Club
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Spouse:Pamela Ann Taylor
Children:Bleddyn Rhys, Nia Angharad, Rhodri Llewelyn
School:Gowerton Grammar School
Birth Date:17 January 1959

Bleddyn Taylor (born 17 January 1959)[1] was a Welsh rugby union player who played club rugby for Swansea RFC, Pontypool RFC, Neath RFC, Llanelli RFC, and Dunvant RFC. He also represented Wales A, Wales Sevens, and the Barbarians.

Club career

Taylor started his career at Pontypool RFC but soon joined Neath RFC at 17 years of age in 1976, as an outside half. He later rejoined Pontypool as a wing, where under the coaching of Ray Prosser, he achieved cult figure status in the Eastern Valley of Monmouthsire, scoring the winning try, when giants of the club game Pontypool lifted their only Welsh Cup in 1983 with an 18–6 victory over Swansea. The wing then moved to the All Whites after a brief stint with Llanelli where in 1990 he topped the Welsh Premier Division try-scoring charts. He later became player-coach during the rise of Dunvant through the divisions. He is now a director of Elite Maintenance Solutions, based in Llanelli.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.swansearfc.co.uk/Personnel.aspx?pr=106059 Bleddyn Taylor Swansea profile