Taylor was educated at
The King's School in Macclesfield and captained their first XV for two consecutive seasons. He made his Sale debut in 2011. Taylor started for the Sale side that lost to
Harlequins in the
2013 Anglo-Welsh Cup final. In 2016 Taylor left Sale to join
Wasps and in his first season at the club he started in the 2017 Premiership final which they lost against
Exeter Chiefs after extra time to finish league runners up. He also started in the 2020 Premiership final which they again lost to Exeter. In February 2021, it was confirmed that Taylor would rejoin Sale Sharks ahead of the 2021–22 season. On 15 May 2025, Taylor announced his retirement from professional rugby at the end of the 2024-25 season. In June 2025, Taylor became the new Forwards coach for
Sedgley Park in
National League 1 competition. ==International career==