Bailey Hayward

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Bailey Hayward
Personal information
Full nameBailey Hayward
Born (2001-04-05) 5 April 2001 (age 23)
Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
PositionFive-eighth, Halfback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2024– Canterbury Bulldogs 3 1 0 0 4
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2022 Scotland 2 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]
As of 4 May 2024

Bailey Hayward (born 5 April 2001) is a Scotland international rugby league footballer who plays as a stand-off or scrum-half for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the NRL.

Background[edit]

Hayward 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[edit]

Club career[edit]

In 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]

International career[edit]

In 2022, Hayward was named in the Scotland squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Rugby League Project
  2. ^ Zero Tackle profile
  3. ^ Carnsew, Nyk (2 May 2024). "Bailey Hayward out to forge own mark at Bulldogs". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  4. ^ "NRL Friday live blog: Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow injured as Broncos claim battle of Brisbane, Storm sneak by Bulldogs". www.abc.net.au.
  5. ^ "Bulldogs pile on points as Knights lose Ponga". National Rugby League. 21 April 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  6. ^ Full list of every squad at the Rugby League World Cup 2021

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