Saracens' Henry Taylor decides to make Saints his next career stop
Northampton Saints have captured Henry Taylor, the 25-year-old former England under-20s scrum-half from Saracens.
A lively No9 who boasts superb ball distribution and a keen eye for a gap, he began his career at Harlequins academy before heading to Loughborough University to further his rugby education and pursue a degree in fine art.
His impressive performances in National One earned a contract with Saracens and, after also completing a loan spell with Bedford Blues, Taylor is now relishing the prospect of linking up with Saints next season.
“I’m really excited about the opportunity to join a club like Northampton Saints,” he said. “It’s clear that the side has made brilliant progress this season and they are playing a brand of rugby I have always loved. I’m sure that working with the likes of Chris Boyd and Sam Vesty will help me improve as a player.
“Saints’ set-up, with their training facilities and proudly cared for grass pitch, is an environment in which I look forward to training day in, day out. I know first-hand that Franklin’s Gardens is a formidable place to play – I’m looking forward to having that support behind me next year and giving a good account of myself so I can push to reach my full potential.”
Taylor boasts international credentials after representing England under-20s back in 2014, making his debut during the Six Nations before being crowned a Junior World Champion later that year in a side that included current Northampton prop Paul Hill.
He arrives at Franklin’s Gardens hoping to challenge Cobus Reinach and Alex Mitchell for a spot in Saints’ half-back berths, and director of rugby Boyd believes Taylor’s attacking ability makes him an exciting prospect.
He said: “We’re thrilled to boost our options at scrum-half next season with a nippy young player like Henry, in whom we see plenty of potential. He has all the qualities to stake a claim for regular first-team rugby so I’m looking forward to seeing how far he can go within our set-up here in Northampton.”
WATCH: Part two of The Academy, the RugbyPass documentary series on Leicester Tigers
Latest Comments
Yeah I don't really get the kiwis who aren't okay with the singing. Not sure what they're expecting people to do. Reckon they need to take away the stupid restriction on how close the teams can get to each other during it.
Go to commentsPer above, I think the way BB plays is the right thing for NZ. But his execution isn’t as sharp as it was. Until there’s a long term answer at 10, I’d like to see Roigard start with BB. Roigard looks the business.
Go to comments