Matt Taylor (rugby union)
| Full name | Matt McGregor Taylor | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 September 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Brisbane, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 97 kg (214 lb; 15 st 4 lb) | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Flanker | ||
| Amateur clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| 1999–2000 | Aberdeen GSFP | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2000–2002 2002–2004 2004–2005 |
Edinburgh Rugby Border Reivers Exeter Chiefs |
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| Provincial/State sides | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| Queensland Under 21s Queensland U16 |
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| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2001–2002 | Scotland A | 3[1] | (0) |
| Coaching career | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| 2012– 2012– |
Queensland Reds (Defence coach) Scotland (Defence coach) Glasgow Warriors (Asst.) | ||
Matt Taylor (born 16 September 1972 in Brisbane, Australia) is an Australian-born Scottish rugby union coach and currently both the assistant coach of the Scotland National Rugby Union [2] team and assistant coach of Glasgow Warriors.[3]
He was previously a defence coach of Queensland Reds.[4] As an assistant coach of the Scotland national team and Glasgow Warriors he also focuses on defence.
He holds a British passport as his parents are from Dunfermline, Fife.
As a rugby player he played for various Scottish sides; Aberdeen GSFP, Edinburgh Rugby and Border Reivers. He played in the Flanker position.
He was capped for Scotland 'A' thus confirming his Scottish nationality under World Rugby regulations.[4]
He also played for Exeter Chiefs.[5]
He joined Glasgow Warriors in August 2012.
As a defence coach he has led Queensland Reds to the Super Rugby title in 2011 and Glasgow Warriors to the Pro12 title in 2015.
Matt Taylor's contracts as assistant coach of Scotland and assistant coach of Glasgow Warriors were due to expire at end of the 2015 World Cup.[6] However the Scottish Daily Mail reported on the 18 August 2015 that Taylor had agreed to extend his contract with both the Scotland national team and with Glasgow Warriors by another two years.[7]
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References
- ↑ "Scotland coach Matt Taylor bids to outfox former colleagues". scotsman.com.
- ↑ "Vern Cotter has already turned Scotland's culture around, says No.2 Matt Taylor". Herald Scotland.
- ↑ David Kelso (22 December 2014). "How a verbal hammering sparked Glasgow Warriors' greatest 40 minutes of the season". dailyrecord.
- 1 2 "Taylor ready to tackle challenge with Warriors". Herald Scotland.
- ↑ "Glasgow Warriors coach Matt Taylor ready to dig into the ex-files as he plots a Heineken Cup victory". dailyrecord. 16 October 2013.
- ↑ "Planet Rugby - Rugby Union News - O'Connor linked with Reds position". PlanetRugby.com.
- ↑ "Rob Robertson on Twitter". Twitter.