Simon Taylor (rugby player)
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| Full name | Simon Marcus Taylor | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 17 August 1979 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Stirling, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 112 kg (17 st 9 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| University | Edinburgh University | ||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Wife | ||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Number eight, Flanker, Lock | ||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2000–2007 2007–2010 2010–2013 |
Edinburgh Stade Français Bath Rugby |
45 53 67 |
(25) (0) (15) |
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Correct as of 18 May 2013
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| National team(s) | |||
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2000–2009 2001, 2005 |
Scotland British and Irish Lions |
66 | (30) |
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Correct as of 21 Mar 2009
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| Years | Club / team | Comps | |
| 2002 | Scotland | ||
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Correct as of 14 Sept 2006
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Simon Marcus Taylor (born 17 August 1979 in Stirling) is a Scottish retired professional rugby union footballer who played for Bath Rugby, Stade Français and Edinburgh Rugby. He played as a back-row forward, usually a number eight. He played for Edinburgh for six seasons between 2000 and 2006 and in 2007 agreed a three-year deal with Stade Français joining them immediately after the 2007 World Cup. In the summer of 2010, Taylor signed for Bath Rugby in the English Aviva Premiership. He also represented Scotland and the British and Irish Lions. At the start of his rugby career, he played for Heriot's Former Pupils.
Taylor represented Scottish Schools in 1995–96 while he was at Morrison's Academy, and he went on to play for Scotland’s under-18, under-19, and under-21 teams. He had two seasons in the under-19 team, leading the Scots in the Junior World Championship in France in 1998.
After five matches for the national under-21 side in 1998–1999 he went on to play in ten more under-21 internationals in 1999–2000, including the victory over the New Zealand Youth at Jedburgh in December and the draw with Australia during the 2000 Southern Hemisphere Alliance tournament in New Zealand. In that latter match Taylor scored a try. In 1999–2000 he played a pivotal role in Heriot's FP’s second successive club championship and was rewarded with a professional contract with Edinburgh Reivers at the beginning of season 2000–2001.
Taylor made his first appearance for Scotland in the November 2000 Autumn Test against the USA. In summer 2001 he made a try-scoring debut for the British & Irish Lions in their 116–10 victory over Western Australia before a knee injury unfortunately ended his tour and he returned to Scotland to pass the final exams of his law degree at Edinburgh University.
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