Bleddyn Taylor
| Birth name | Bleddyn Taylor | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 17 January 1959 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bangor, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 14 st 7 lb (203 lb; 92 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Gowerton Grammar | ||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Pamela Ann Taylor | ||||||||||||||||
| Children | Bleddyn Rhys, Nia Angharad, Rhodri Llewelyn | ||||||||||||||||
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Bleddyn Taylor (born 17 January 1959)[1] was a Welsh rugby union player who played club rugby for Swansea RFC, Pontypool RFC, Neath RFC, Llanelli RFC, and Dunvant RFC. He also represented Wales A, Wales Sevens, and the Barbarians.
Club career
Taylor joined Neath as a 17-year-old in 1976, as an outside half but soon moved to Pontypool RFC, under the coaching of Ray Prosser. He was part of the 1983 Pontypool side to win the Schweppes Cup. Taylor enjoyed a brief stint at Llanelli RFC before choosing to move to Swansea RFC, where in 1990 he topped the Welsh Premier Division try scoring table. He then made a move back to Pontypool as the game turned professional, for his last season of top-flight rugby. He later became player/coach of Dunvant RFC. During his time there, they won the Welsh Division 1 and became a formidable side, eventually beating Swansea RFC.
International career
- Wales 'A'
- 1986 Wales Sevens
- 1990/91 Wales (World Cup Squad)
Notes
- ^ Bleddyn Taylor Swansea profile Swansearfc.co.uk