Jason Taylor (rugby league footballer)
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| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jason Taylor | |
| Date of birth | February 2 1971 | |
| Position | Coach | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | South Sydney Rabbitohs | |
| Professional clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (points) |
| 1990-93 1994-99 2000 2001 |
Western Suburbs North Sydney Northern Eagles Parramatta |
86 147 17 26 |
| Representative teams | ||
| 1993 | New South Wales | 2 |
| Professional clubs coached | ||
| 2006 2007-present |
Parramatta South Sydney |
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* Professional club appearances and points |
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Jason Taylor (born February 2, 1971) is a former rugby league player who held the record for most career points in the National Rugby League and its predecessors since his retirement in 2001 until 2006. He scored 2,107 points, which was surpassed by Andrew Johns in July 2006. Taylor still retains the record for most goals kicked - 942.
Taylor played 276 games with 4 clubs: Wests from 1990 to 1993, Norths, 1994-1999, the Northern Eagles in 2000, and Parramatta in 2001. During this time he played 194 games in succession, also a record.
Predominantly a halfback, he also represented New South Wales in State of Origin in 1993.
On 15 May 2006, He was appointed as the Parramatta Eels coach for the remainder of the 2006 season after coach Brian Smith walked out on the club. From 2007 he was to join the South Sydney Rabbitohs as an assistant coach. In August 2006 it was announced he would replace Shaun McRae as head coach of the struggling club.[1]
| Preceded by Brian Smith 1997-2006 |
Coach Parramatta Eels 2006 |
Succeeded by Michael Hagan 2007- |
| Preceded by Shaun McRae 2005-2006 |
Coach South Sydney Rabbitohs 2007- |
Succeeded by current coach |
