Harry Taylor (rugby league)
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Personal information
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| Full name | William Harry Taylor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Harry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing information
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| Position | Fullback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Henry "Harry" Taylor was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1890s, 1900s, and 1910s, playing at representative level for Great Britain (Captain), England, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Hull, as a fullback, i.e. number 1, making his début in the 5-10 away defeat by Bradford on Saturday 1 January 1898, and was captain of Hull during the 1902–03, 1903–04, 1907–08, and 1907–09 seasons., and at club level coached for Hull.
Harry Taylor won caps for England while at Hull in 1908 against Wales, and New Zealand, and won 3 caps for Great Britain while at Hull in 1908 against New Zealand (3 matches) in which he was captain in all 3 tests. At Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 25 January 1908, he was the captain against New Zealand in the first ever Test for Great Britain.
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