Codie Taylor
| Full name | Codie Joshua Dane Taylor | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 March 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Levin, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 106 kg (234 lb) | ||
| School | Feilding High School Horowhenua College[1] | ||
| Notable relative(s) | Walter Pringle (great-great-grandfather) | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Hooker | ||
| New Zealand No. | 1143 | ||
| Provincial/State sides | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2012– | Canterbury | 25 | (25) |
| correct as of 29 October 2016. | |||
| Super Rugby | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2013– | Crusaders | 34 | (40) |
| correct as of 23 July 2016. | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2011 2014 2015– |
New Zealand under-20 Māori All Blacks New Zealand |
5 2 15 |
(0) (5) (15) |
| correct as of 26 November 2016. | |||
Codie Joshua Dane Taylor (born 31 March 1991) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer who plays as a hooker for Canterbury in the ITM Cup.[2] Having grown up in Feilding and Levin before moving to Christchurch[3] he was a member of the Crusaders Wider Training Squad for the 2012 Super Rugby season and he has subsequently been promoted to the senior squad for the 2013 season.[4][5]
Taylor was part of the Junior All Blacks team which won the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship.[6]
Of Ngāti Raukawa and Muaūpoko descent, Taylor played for the Māori All Blacks in 2014.[7]
Taylor was selected for the All Blacks 2015 Squad against Samoa.[8] His first game for the All Blacks was the opening match of the 2015 Rugby Championship against Argentina, when he came on in the 59th minute to replace Kevin Mealamu as Hooker. He scored a try on debut, in the 71st minute, after the All Blacks won a scrum close to the Argentine line.[9]
Taylor was named in the All Blacks 31-man squad to go to the Rugby World Cup 2015 in England.
Taylor is the great-great-grandson of All Blacks player Walter Pringle.[10]
References
- ↑ Strang, Ben (30 June 2011). "Taylor made for NZU20s". Horowhenua Mail. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ↑ "Codie Taylor Canterbury profile". Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ↑ "Super Rugby Profile: Crusaders – Codie Taylor". Retrieved 17 December 2012.
- ↑ "2013 Investec Super Rugby Crusaders squad announced". Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ↑ "Codie Taylor Crusaders Player Profile". Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- ↑ "Codie Taylor IRB JWC Profile". Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ↑ "Codie Taylor". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ↑ http://www.allblacks.com/News/27518/all-blacks-squad-named-for-samoa-investec-rugby-championship-and-bledisloe-test
- ↑ http://www.3news.co.nz/sport/video-all-blacks-power-past-argentina-39-18---rugby-championship-2015071721
- ↑ Knowler, Richard (21 June 2015). "Crusader Codie Taylor hooks All Blacks' spot". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 26 August 2015.