About Arthur Taylor
Lived 1859 – 1921 (aged 61). Arthur Taylor was a rugby union player.
Arthur Sneyd Taylor (7 December 1859 – 7 April 1921) was an English international rugby union player.
Born in Greenwich, Taylor attended Merchant Taylors' School while growing up in London and obtained an honour's degree in mathematics from Pembroke College, Cambridge, while also pursuing medical qualifications. He returned to London for a placement at Guy's Hospital.
Taylor played his rugby for Blackheath, Cambridge University and Guy's Hospital. A fullback, Taylor gained representative honours for Kent and South of England, kicking a long range drop goal for the latter to help him earn an England call up in 1882. He was capped four times for England between 1882 and 1886.
A doctor by profession, Taylor practised medicine in Surbiton.
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Who was Arthur Taylor?
English international rugby union player
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Arthur Taylor was born on 7 December 1859.
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Arthur Taylor died on 7 April 1921.
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Arthur Taylor was a rugby union player.
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