Bailey Hayward (born 5 April 2001) is a Scotland international rugby league footballer who plays as a lock for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the NRL.
 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bailey Hayward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 April 2001 Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Lock, Five-eighth, Halfback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: [1] As of 15 September 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Background
editHayward was born in Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia. He is of Scottish descent.[2] He is the grandson of former Newtown Jets player Paul Hayward and the brother of Central Coast Mariners forward Paige Hayward in the A-League Women.[3]
Hayward is a Canterbury-Bankstown local junior from the St George Dragons (Clemton Park) junior club.
Playing career
editClub career
editIn 2022, Hayward played in eight games for the Canterbury-Bankstown in the NSW Cup. In round 6 of the 2024 NRL season, Hayward made his first grade debut for Canterbury in their narrow 16-14 loss against Melbourne.[4] In round 7, Hayward scored his first NRL try in the Bulldogs' 36–12 victory over the Newcastle Knights at Accor Stadium.[5] Hayward played 20 games for Canterbury in the 2024 NRL season as the club qualified for the finals finishing 6th on the table. Hayward played in their elimination final loss against Manly.[6]
International career
editIn 2022, Hayward was named in the Scotland squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.[7]
References
edit- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ Zero Tackle profile
- ^ Carnsew, Nyk (2 May 2024). "Bailey Hayward out to forge own mark at Bulldogs". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "NRL Friday live blog: Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow injured as Broncos claim battle of Brisbane, Storm sneak by Bulldogs". www.abc.net.au.
- ^ "Bulldogs pile on points as Knights lose Ponga". National Rugby League. 21 April 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "Bulldogs left 'frustrated' by semi final defeat as new standards laid bare". www.nine.com.au.
- ^ Full list of every squad at the Rugby League World Cup 2021
External links
edit
   | This Scottish rugby league football biography is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |