Record

CodeDS/UK/1513
Dates1945-
Person NameTaylor; John (1945-); Welsh rugby union player and commentator
SurnameTaylor
ForenamesJohn
EpithetWelsh rugby union player and commentator
ActivityFlanker / blaenasgellwr, played for London Welsh, Wales XV, Wales (1967-1973, 26 caps, 25 points) and British and Irish Lions (1971, 4 caps, 0 points). His debut came at Murrayfeld, 4 February 1967, as Wales opened the defence of their title against the Scots with six new caps: John O’Shea, Brian Rees, Billy Mainwaring, John Taylor, Billy Hullin and Billy Raybould. Taylor refused to play South Africa under Apartheid on grounds on conscience, thereby being called a communist by Brigadier Glyn 'Wanker' Hughes q.v. Toured with British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand, 1971, one of seven London Welsh personnel involved.
Dates and PlacesBorn 21 July 1945, Watford, Hertfordshire, England,
Archive Catalogue
RefNoTitle
BML/1/2/18Big sheet and bundle, Scotland versus Wales, Murayfield, 6 February 1971
BML/1/6/4Bundle, Wales versus England, Cardiff Arms Park, 12 April 1969.
BML/1/6/2Big sheet and bundle, Wales versus England, Cardiff Arms Park, 15 April 1967
BML/7/8Big sheet and bundle, XV Carwyn James versus XV Barry John, The National Stadium, Cardiff, 26 April 1972
BML/1/6/6Big sheet and bundle, Wales versus England, Cardiff Arms Park, 16 January 1971
BML/1/9/4Big sheet and bundle, Wales versus Ireland, Cardiff Arms Park, 13 March 1971
BML/1/9/2Big sheet and bundle, Wales versus Ireland, Cardiff Arms Park, 8 March 1969
BML/1/6/7Big sheet and bundle, Wales versus England, Cardiff Arms Park, 20 January 1973.
BML/1/9/5Big sheet and bundle, Wales versus Ireland, Cardiff Arms Park, 10 March 1973
BML/1/2/14Big sheet and bundle, Scotland versus Wales, Murrayfield, 4 February 1967
BML/7/3Big sheet and bundle, Wales versus President's RFU XV, Cardiff Arms Park, 17 October 1970
BML/7/9Big sheet and bundle, Scotland and Ireland versus England and Wales, Murrayfield, 14 October 1972
BML/1/10/4Big sheet and bundle, Wales versus France, Cardiff Arms Park, 25 March 1972
BML/1/10/3Big sheet and bundle, Wales versus France, Cardiff Arms Park, 4 April 1970.
BML/2/11/1Big sheet and bundle, Wales versus Japan, Cardiff Arms Park, 6 October 1973
BML/2/12/12Big sheet and bundle, Wales versus New Zealand, Cardiff Arms Park, 11 November 1967.
BML/2/12/23Big sheet and bundle, Wales versus New Zealand, Cardiff Arms Park, 2 December 1972.
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