David Taylor (rugby league)

Dave Taylor

Personal information
Full name	David Taylor
Nickname	Coal Train
Born	(1988-08-07) 7 August 1988 (age 28) Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	123 kg (19 st 5 lb)
Playing information
Position	Second-row, Prop, Centre
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2006–09 Brisbane Broncos 49 9 0 0 36 2010–12 South Sydney Rabbitohs 63 18 0 0 72 2013–15 Gold Coast Titans 58 15 0 0 60 2016 Catalans Dragons 22 9 0 0 36 2017– Canberra Raiders 1 0 0 0 0 Total 193 51 0 0 204 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2010 Prime Minister's XIII 1 0 0 0 0 2011–12 NRL All Stars 2 0 0 0 0 2010–14 Queensland 8 0 0 0 0 2012 Australia 1 0 0 0 0
As of 14 September 2015 Source: Rugby League Project, rabbitohs.com.au

Dave Taylor (born 7 August 1988) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League. He previously played for the Brisbane Broncos, South Sydney Rabbitohs, Gold Coast Titans in the National Rugby League, and Catalans Dragons in the Super League. A Queensland State of Origin and Australian international representative second-rower, he can also fill in at prop, centre and five-eighth.

Taylor started off his career playing with Blackwater Crushers.

Taylor attended St Brendans College, Yeppoon and in 2005 represented Australia at schoolboy level. He also played Rugby Union before committing to League.

In 2006, Taylor signed with the Brisbane Broncos. Playing 49 times over 3 seasons, he departed the Brisbane side in 2009 to join South Sydney.

Taylor was one of the Rabbitohs’ strongest players during his two seasons with the club, earning four Queensland State of Origin caps whilst with the club, as well as selection in the Australian squad at the end of the 2011 season. Taylor was originally selected to play in the 2010 All Stars match but withdrew due to injury. In his first year with Souths, Taylor was selected to play for Queensland and made his debut for the Maroons from the bench in Game I of the 2010 State of Origin series. He played in all 3 games in 2010. Taylor played game 2 and was suspended in time for the third game 2011 and as a result, was unable to play. Taylor made his test debut for Australia in 2012 ANZAC test. He also played for Queensland in the 2012 State of Origin series. Taylor played in the first two origins then dropped for the third game in 2012. At the end of the 2012 season, Taylor was included in the Australian train-on squad.