Dick Taylor (rugby) explained

Dick Taylor
Full Name:Richard Lewis Taylor
Birth Date:29 May 1942
Birth Place:Ryde, Sydney, Australia
Clubs1:Eastwood
Ru Position:Hooker
Repyears1:1966–67
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Year1start:1969
Club1:Newtown Jets
Appearances1:7
Points1:0

Richard Lewis Taylor (29 May 1942 — 29 August 2019) was an Australian rugby union and rugby league player.

Taylor was born in the Sydney suburb of Ryde and educated at Drummoyne Boys High School.[1]

A Eastwood Juniors product, Taylor made his first-grade debut for the club in 1961.[1] He was used as a flanker and prop during his early days at Eastwood before establishing himself as a hooker.[2] His brothers Barry and Ken were Eastwood teammates, with the three playing a combined 600 club games.[1] They briefly made up Eastwood's entire front row.[1]

One month after captaining Eastwood in a first ever Shute Shield grand final, Taylor was called up by the Wallabies as a replacement player on the 1966–67 tour of Britain, Ireland and France, due to hooker Ross Cullen being sent home for disciplinary reasons.[2] He played in 13 uncapped matches during the tour.[1]

Taylor joined rugby league club Newtown Jets in 1969 on a two-year contract.[3] He played seven first-grade games.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Richard Lewis Taylor . classicwallabies.com.au . en.
  2. News: New Wallaby Hooker Fast Off Mark . . 28 October 1966.
  3. News: Clarkson . Alan . Wallaby Hooker For Newtowon . . 29 January 1969.
  4. Book: Collis, Ian. The A to Z of Rugby League Players. 2018. New Holland Publishers. 9781921024986.