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British Lions & England international rugby union player For other people named Robert Taylor, see Robert Taylor (disambiguation).

Rugby player
Bob Taylor
Date of birth (1942-04-30) 30 April 1942 (age 82)
Place of birthNorthampton, Northamptonshire, England
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight92 kg (14 st 7 lb; 203 lb)
UniversityKing Alfred's College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1966–1971 England 16
1968 British Lions 2

Robert Bainbridge Taylor (born 30 April 1942) is a former England rugby player and past president of the Rugby Football Union. He is from Northampton, England, and studied at King Alfred's College (now University of Winchester) from 1960 - 1963.

He was a flanker for England (between 1966 and 1971) and the British Lions, serving as England/Wales captain in the RFU centenary match in 1970 and winning 16 England caps. He captained England in one international. He was also the Northampton coach and a referee for East Midlands.

Taylor was a PE and mathematics teacher at Wellingborough Grammar School from 1964 until 1975. He was PE teacher at Lings Upper School in Northampton from 1975

In 1995 he was appointed Hon Secretary of Northampton RFC and served as president 1993-95. He has represented Northampton and the East Midlands on numerous committees and has served on several national committees. He was appointed to serve for one year as President of the Rugby Football Union in July 2007.

References

  1. "Masters". Archived from the original on 12 September 2005. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
  2. Tall, T. and Tall, G. (2006). Memories of Wellingborough Grammar School 1930 - 1975 Clock Tower Publications ISBN 0-9548689-1-9 page 125
  3. Community Rugby – East Midlands celebrate presidency double Community Rugby article on Bob Taylor's appointment as RFU president

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Sporting positions
Preceded byBob Hiller English National Rugby Union Captain
1971 		Succeeded byTony Bucknall
Preceded byBob Rogers Rugby Football Union President
2007-08 		Succeeded byBrian Williams
British Lions – 1968 South Africa tour
Forwards
Backs
CoachDawson; Manager: David Brooks
England national rugby union team captains
To 1900
To the First World War
To the Second World War
To the professional era
To the present day
Rugby Football Union presidents
To 1900
To the First World War
To the Second World War
To the professional era
To the present day
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