Bob Taylor (31 August 1924 – 27 September 2015) was a Scotland international rugby union footballer. Taylor played as a Flanker.
Rugby career
Amateur career
Taylor played for Kelvinside-West.The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. When the merged team decoupled in 1951, Taylor went on to support West of Scotland.
Provincial career
Taylor played for Glasgow District against Edinburgh District in the 1948-49 season's Inter-City match.
Glasgow won the Inter-City match 9 - 3. The Glasgow Herald noted that Glasgow had several chances and could have doubled their score; one of them being Taylor's knock on which should instead have led to a try.
International career
He was capped for 4 times in 1951, playing in 3 Five Nations matches. He made his international debut against Wales playing in front of a then record crowd of 80 000 at Murrayfield Stadium.
Outside of rugby
Taylor became an anaesthetist and worked at the Victoria Infirmary in Glasgow.
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