David Taylor | |
Full Name: | David Robertson Taylor |
Birth Date: | 26 October 1880 |
Birth Place: | Comber, County Down, Ireland |
Death Place: | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Position: | Centre |
Repyears1: | 1903 |
Repcaps1: | 1 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
David Robertson Taylor (26 October 1880 — 8 November 1941) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Born in Comber, County Down, Taylor was the son of Reverend David Alexander Taylor, who served as a moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, and attended Queen's College Belfast.[1]
Taylor was a stalwart of the North Down Cricket Club, debuting for their first XI at age 16. He played in 10 NCU Challenge Cup title-winning sides with North Down and regularly represented Ulster.[2]
A centre three-quarter, Taylor played varsity rugby during his time at Queen's College and was capped once for Ireland, playing a match against England at Lansdowne Road in 1903.[3]