Mark Taylor (rugby union, born 1973)

Mark Taylor (born 27 February 1973) is a former Wales national rugby union team 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 Premiership title.[1] He retired at the end of the 2007–2008 season.

Mark Taylor
Birth nameMark Taylor
Date of birth (1973-02-27) 27 February 1973
Place of birthBlaenavon, Wales
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight95 kg (14 st 13 lb)
SchoolAbersychan Comprehensive School
Pontypool College
UniversitySouthampton University
Notable relative(s)Ivor Taylor (father)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre, Wing
Youth career
– Blaenavon
Senior career
Years Team Apps (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 Team Apps (Points)
1994-2005 Wales 52 (60)
Teams coached
Years Team
2008-2010
2010-
2012-		 Wales U18 Team Manager
Wales U20 Team Manager
Aberavon Backs

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 was previously the Team Manager for the Wales U20s national rugby union squad. Mark finished with the WRU u20's in July 2016 In August 2016 he became the Scarlets Team Manager

References
  1. "Sale 45-20 Leicester". BBC. 27 May 2006. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
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