Mark Taylor (rugby player)

Not to be confused with Mark Taylor (New Zealand rugby player).

For other people named Mark Taylor, see Mark Taylor (disambiguation).

Mark Taylor

Date of birth	(1973-02-27) 27 February 1973
Place of birth	Blaenavon, Wales
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	95 kg (14 st 13 lb)
School	Abersychan Comprehensive School Pontypool College
University	Southampton University
Notable relative(s)	Ivor Taylor (father)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Centre, Wing
Youth clubs
Blaenavon
Professional / senior clubs
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1992-1995 1995-2003 2003-2005 2005-2007 2007-2008	Pontypool Swansea Scarlets Sale Ospreys	53 173 23 43 17	(51) (330) (15) (15) (0)
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1994-2005	Wales	52	(60)
Coaching career
Years	Club / team
2008-2010 2010- 2012-	Wales U18 Team Manager Wales U20 Team Manager Aberavon Backs

Mark Taylor (born 27 February 1973) is a former Wales international rugby union player who played at centre. He is a former captain of Wales and was the first person to score a try at the newly built Millennium Stadium against South Africa in 1999. He signed for Sale Sharks from Llanelli Scarlets in April 2005 and in 2007 he returned to Wales to play rugby for the Ospreys. In the 2005–2006 season, Taylor started the final as Sale Sharks won their first ever Premiership title. He retired at the end of the 2007–2008 season.

He works part-time as a Chartered Account for H J Phillips (Peugeot), Llanelli and has done so since 1998. He is married to Nicola, Director of H J Phillips. Mark has three sons.

Mark is currently team manager for the Wales U20s national rugby union squad.

External links

• Mark Taylor scoring the first try in the Millennium Stadium
• Taylor announces retirement
• Ospreys profile
• Wales profile
• Ospreys complete Taylor signing
• Taylor to captain Wales on North American tour
• Sales Sharks snap up Mark Taylor