Bleddyn Taylor
Birth nameBleddyn Taylor
Birth placeBangor, Gwynedd, Wales
Height5 ft 8 in
Weight14 st 7 lb
PositionWing
Amatyears 11976-1996
Years 11976
Clubs 1Pontypool
Years 21976-?
Clubs 2Neath
Years 3?-?
Clubs 3Pontypool
Years 4?-?
Clubs 4Llanelli
Years 51986–1993
Clubs 5Swansea
Apps 5172
Points 5351
Years 61993-1996
Clubs 6Pontypool
Repteam 1Wales
Repteam 2Barbarian Rugby Club
SchoolGowerton Grammar School
Birth date17 January 1959 (age 67)

Bleddyn Taylor (born 17 January 1959)[1] was a Welsh rugby union player who played club rugby for Swansea RFC, Pontypool RFC, Neath RFC, Llanelli RFC, and Dunvant RFC. He also represented Wales A, Wales Sevens, and the Barbarians.

Club career

Taylor started his career at Pontypool RFC but soon joined Neath RFC at 17 years of age in 1976, as an outside half. He later rejoined Pontypool as a wing, where under the coaching of Ray Prosser, he achieved cult figure status in the Eastern Valley of Monmouthshire, scoring the winning try, when giants of the club game Pontypool lifted their only Welsh Cup in 1983 with an 18–6 victory over Swansea. The wing then moved to the All Whites after a brief stint with Llanelli where in 1990 he topped the Welsh Premier Division try-scoring charts. He later became player-coach during the rise of Dunvant through the divisions. He is now a director of Elite Maintenance Solutions, based in Llanelli.

  • Wales 'A'
  • 1986 Wales Sevens
  • 1990/91 Wales (World Cup Squad)
  • Barbarians

Notes

  1. ^ Bleddyn Taylor Swansea profile Swansearfc.co.uk