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Barbarian Men

Robert Bainbridge Taylor

Flanker

14

Matches

15

Points

Country

England

Profile photo of Robert Bainbridge Taylor - Barbarians Player from 1964 to 1969

Playing Record

Games
Men
16 Dec 1967 / Twickenham
Barbarians
6
11
New Zealand XV (non-cap)
Men
10 May 1969 / Old Wanderers Ground
Barbarians
29
3
Quaggas
Men
21 May 1969 / Newlands
Barbarians
14
16
Southern Universities
Men
26 May 1969 / Salisbury
Barbarians
24
21
Zimbabwe
Men
28 Mar 1964 / National Stadium
Cardiff
21
3
Barbarians
Men
13 Apr 1968 / National Stadium
Cardiff
16
11
Barbarians
Men
27 Feb 1969 / Welford Road
Leicester Tigers
11
19
Barbarians
Men
02 Nov 1965 / Stradey Park
Llanelli
15
28
Barbarians
Men
19 Apr 1967 / Sudbury
London Wasps
8
36
Barbarians
Men
14 May 1969 / ABSA Stadium
Natal Sharks
16
14
Barbarians
Men
31 Mar 1964 / Rodney Parade
Newport
3
23
Barbarians
Men
20 Apr 1965 / Rodney Parade
Newport
9
8
Barbarians
Men
16 Apr 1965 / Recreation Ground
Penarth
13
26
Barbarians
Men
15 Apr 1968 / St Helen's
Swansea
16
22
Barbarians
Statistics
14 Games Played
7 Wins
7 Losses
15 Points
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Robert Bainbridge Taylor

Robert Bainbridge Taylor was born in Northampton on 30 April 1942 and educated at Northampton Grammar School and King Alfred's College, Winchester before qualifying as a teacher. He played club rugby in the back-row for Northampton and gained 16 caps for England between 1966 and 1971 - 10 at wing-forward and six at number 8 and captain against France in 1970. He also captained England & Wales XV v Scotland & Ireland XV in the RFU centenary match of October 1970. In 2007/08 Bob Taylor was president of the RFU. His 14 games for the Barbarians included the game against New Zealand in 1967 and the tour to South Africa in 1969 when he captained the side against Quaggas and Southern Universities; he was also Barbarians' captain against Leicester that year. On the 1968 British Isles' tour to South Africa he played in 14 matches, including four tests.

Player Records, Fixtures & Results

men Senior 28 Jun 2025 / DHL Stadium
South Africa XV (non-cap)
VS
Barbarians