Tom Taylor (rugby union)

Tom Taylor

Full name	Thomas James Taylor
Date of birth	(1989-03-11) 11 March 1989
Place of birth	Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Height
Weight	90 kg (14 st 2 lb)
School	Burnside High School
Notable relative(s)	Warwick Taylor (father) Murray Taylor (uncle)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Inside Centre, Fly-Half , Fullback
New Zealand No.	1125
Professional / senior clubs
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2015−	Toulon	5	(17)
correct as of 3 January 2016.
Provincial/State sides
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2011–15	Canterbury	42	(512)
correct as of 26 October 2015.
Super Rugby
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2012–15	Crusaders	58	(272)
Current local club	7 November 2015
correct as of 214 June 2015.
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2013	New Zealand	3	(14)
correct as of 4 November 2013.

Thomas James Taylor (born (1989-03-11)11 March 1989) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He plays as a Inside Centre or Fly-Half for the Crusaders in Super Rugby. and Canterbury in the ITM Cup. He can also play Fullback as well.

He made his debut for the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 2013.

Career

In the 2009, affiliated with the Canterbury ITM side, Taylor was involved in the champion New Zealand Under 20 team along with Zac Guildford and captain Aaron Cruden.

In 2011 Taylor debuted for Canterbury against North Otago. He trained with the Crusaders and was part of the Canterbury squad that went on to win that year's ITM Cup Championship final against Waikato.

In November 2011 he was named in the Crusaders squad for 2012. In his first start, against the Cheetahs in March 2012, Taylor opened the Crusaders scoring with a penalty six minutes in. He had a successful game with the boot and ended up converting the game's final try, for Crusaders to win 28–21. The next week, playing at inside centre against the Lions, he kicked two penalties and three conversions and the Crusaders won 23–13. On 14 April he was back at fly-half to help the Crusaders end the Stormers unbeaten run. Taylor scored a try, converted it, and kicked eight penalties from eight attempts.

In 2013, Taylor made his debut for the All Blacks, starting ahead of Colin Slade at first five-eighth in the second Rugby Championship/Bledisloe Cup match against Australia after injuries to Aaron Cruden, Beauden Barrett and Dan Carter. He kicked 4 penalty goals and a conversion goal (14 points) to help the All Blacks to a 27–16 win at Wellington's Westpac Stadium.

In March 2015, Taylor announced that he would join French Top 14 Rugby Club Bayonne.

Personal life

In 2010 Taylor was studying towards his Bachelor of Science in geography at the University of Canterbury.

Taylor's relatives include father Warwick, a second five eighth, who played for Canterbury from 1982 to 1990 and the All Blacks from 1983 to 1988, and uncle Murray Taylor, a first five-eighth who played for the All Blacks in 1979 and 1980.

External links

• Tom Taylor at AllBlacks.com
• Tom Taylor Crusaders Player Profile
• Tom Taylor Canterbury Player Profile