Thomas James Taylor

Tom Taylor

New Zealand
	Full name Thomas James Taylor Born March 11, 1989, Christchurch Current age 35 years 246 days Major teams Barbarians, Canterbury, Crusaders, New Zealand Barbarians, Pau, Toulon, New Zealand Position Fly-half Height 6 ft 1 in Weight 202 lb

Test career
	Span	Mat	Start	Sub	Pts	Conv	Pens	Won	%
All Tests	2013-2013	3	1	2	14	1	4	3	100
Bledisloe Cup	2013-2013	2	1	1	14	1	4	2	100
The Rugby Championship	2013-2013	1	1	0	14	1	4	1	100

Career statistics
Test debut	New Zealand v Australia at Wellington, Aug 24, 2013 match details
Last Test	Japan v New Zealand at Tokyo, Nov 2, 2013 match details
Test Statsguru	Main menu \| Career summary \| Match list \| Most points \| Tournament list

Profile

If ever there was a player upon birth who was tipped for greatness, it is All Blacks fly-half Tom Taylor.

The son of Warwick, who played for the All Blacks from 1983 to 1988, and the nephew of Murray, who won seven caps for the Kiwis, Taylor has followed in his relatives footsteps and opted to line-up at half-back.

Taylor made his debut for Canterbury in 2011 but by that time he had already lined up in the New Zealand U20 side alongside All Blacks Zac Guildford and Aaron Cruden. His impressive performances saw him called into the Crusaders squad for the 2012 campaign where he alternated between inside centre and No.10.

Come 2013, he established himself as the Crusaders' first choice No.12 and at times took over the kicking duties from Dan Carter. Injuries to New Zealand's fly-halves saw him propelled into the Test reckoning for the second match of the 2013 Rugby Championship where he helped the Kiwis to a win over trans-Tasman rivals Australia.

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