Name: Gareth Taylor
Nicknames: Gaz, Mr Grumpy, Mr Brodstock
Age: 43
Position: Prop, retired open side
Best Rugby Moment: unbeaten season first team season, any tour - Beavers or Juniors
Worst Rugby Moment: being subbed for Dunny
Favourite Drink: Fizzy apple juice, brand Bulmers
Last meal: Shepherds pie
Least Like To Room With On Tour: Ben Hoyle
Most Embarrassing Moment: Numerous naked hurdle appearances and last places
Pet hate: Roadworks with no one working on them
Favourite quote: The harder I practice the luckier I get
Favourite film: The Godfather part 2
Most like to be stuck in a lift with: the old brods under 12s , they can get out of anything
Karaoke Song: Used to be Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas, is now Beyond The Sea - Bobby Darin
Worst Dressed Brod: Laurie Hamer
People may not not know this about Gaz because he rarely mentions any of it but he is involved in pretty much every aspect of the club - various committees, every major grounds improvement plan, he is Mr Brodstock, the junior sections and the senior section and heavily contributes to bar takings, despite all this the real hero of the Taylor family is his much better half Sarah (who we will be featuring in a few weeks), because she has to put up with him!
Never afraid to take others opinions and suggestions, he is one of the most approachable people at the Brods, and if you see him buzzing around the grounds in his mobility scooter with his notebook in hand don't be afraid to flag him down for a chat, his dry wit and engaging personality will hold your attention for hours.
One of the biggest projects Gaz has created is the clubs charity music festival - Brodstock, nominated for 2 awards in the next few weeks, on the 28th of September Brodstock is up for the Arts and Culture award at the Calderdale Community Spirit Awards and on the 7th of October the Best New Festival at the Yorkshire Gig Guide Awards, a fantastic achievement I am sure you will all agree.
A genuinely top bloke, he is what this club is about, and puts more in to it than most, he has had a hand in a lot of the improvements you see about the place. If you see him about the club on Saturday at the Lunch With A Crunch get him one of those fizzy apple juices he like so much.