Phil Horrocks-Taylor
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Birth nameJohn Philip Horrocks-Taylor
Date of birth27 October 1934
Place of birthHalifax, England
Date of death11 February 2021 (aged 86)
| Birth name | John Philip Horrocks-Taylor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 27 October 1934 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Halifax, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 11 February 2021 (aged 86) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Middlesbrough, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 86 kg (13 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Engineer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Philip Horrocks-Taylor (27 October 1934 – 11 February 2021[2][3]) was a rugby union fly half who played for Leicester Tigers between 1958 and 1963; he represented England 9 times between 1958 and 1964 and was selected for the 1959 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand where he played in the third test. He was a Cambridge University blue in Rugby for 1956 and 1957.
