Frank Taylor known as Sos Taylor (4 May 1890 – 22 September 1956)[1] was a rugby union lock or backrow who played 276 games for Leicester Tigers between 1911–1924 and twice for England in 1920.
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| Birth name | Frank Taylor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 4 May 1890 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Leicester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 22 September 1956 (aged 66) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Leicester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Clerk in boot factory | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Taylor made his Leicester debut on 28 January 1911 at Welford Road against Moseley in a 21-5 win for Leicester. Taylor played once more that season, against Newport but did not feature again in the 1910/11 season. The following season Taylor firmly established himself in the side playing 30 of 39 games including the all three games in the Midlands Counties Cup. In 1912/13 season Taylor played 38 times, the joint most of any player that season alongside Pedlar Wood.[2]
Taylor was badly wounded in the First World War whilst serving with the Leicestershire Regiment and told he would never play rugby again.[3] However he recovered sufficiently well to resume his rugby career and make 1919/20 one of the best of his career. Taylor played 30 times for Leicester and on 31 January 1920 made his international debut for England against France at Twickenham.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Sos Taylor". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ Farmer, Stuart; Hands, David. Tigers - Official history of Leicester Football Club. The Rugby Development Foundation. pp. 68–69. ISBN 978-0-9930213-0-5.
- ^ Farmer, Stuart; Hands, David. Tigers - Official history of Leicester Football Club. The Rugby Development Foundation. p. 407. ISBN 978-0-9930213-0-5.
- ^ "England (3) 8 - 3 (3) France (FT)". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
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