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Philip Joseph Taylor was an England rugby union international No.8 winning six caps between 1955 and 1962.〔http://www.scrum.com/england/rugby/player/5890.html〕 He played club rugby for Wakefield RFC and Northampton. Phil Taylor first took up rugby upon visiting College Grove, the home of Wakefield RFC in 1948 with a friend.〔Wakefield Express 8/1/1955〕 Up until then, he had played Water polo.〔Wakefield Express 22/6/1966〕 He made his debut for Wakefield RFC during the 1948/49 season but it wasn't until the following season that he became a first team regular. In November 1949 he left the club to join the Duke of Wellington's Regiment for his National service training.〔Wakefield Express 19/11/1949〕 In April 1951 he was selected for the Army side to play France.〔Wakefield Express 7/4/1951〕 He played for Yorkshire fifty four times〔Yorkshire RFU Centenary booklet 1869-1968〕 appearing in the Yorkshire side that won the 1952/53 County Championships. He played three times for the Barbarians making his first appearance on 4 April 1953 against Cardiff and his last on 3 March 1955 against East Midlands.〔http://www.barbarianfc.co.uk〕 He played for England in trial matches before making his full debut for England in their defeat to Wales in November 1955. He went onto play another five times for England, his last cap being in a drawn game against Scotland in March 1962. He was educated at St Austin's school, Wakefield, Salesian College, Farnborough and Loughborough University with whom he played.〔Wakefield Express 5/9/1959〕 On joining Loughborough University, he joined Northampton under which club he made his England appearances. In February 1966 he donated an England shirt to Wakefield RFC〔Wakefield Express 26/2/66〕 He was a representative for a Northampton firm of timber importers.〔Wakefield Express 5/9/1959〕 ==References== * Wakefield Rugby Football Club—1901-2001 A Centenary History. Written and compiled by David Ingall in 2001. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Philip Joseph Taylor」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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