Mark Taylor (rugby union, born 1973)

Mark Taylor

Birth name	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
Position(s) Centre, Wing Youth career - Blaenavon Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1992-1995 Pontypool 53 (51) 1995-2003 Swansea 173 (330) 2003-2005 Scarlets 23 (15) 2005-2007 Sale 43 (15) 2007-2008 Ospreys 17 (0) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1994–2005 Wales 52 (60) Coaching career Years Team 2008-2010 Wales U18 Team Manager 2010- Wales U20 Team Manager 2012- Aberavon Backs

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. 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 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

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