Bailyn Sullivan
Date of birth | 3 September 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Napier, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 93 kg (205 lb; 14 st 9 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | King's College Napier Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Zarn Sullivan (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bailyn Sullivan (born 3 September 1998) is a
Early career
Sullivan was born in
In 2015, he moved to Auckland to attend King's College for his final two years of secondary school.[4] He played for the school's First XV team, but unfortunately his second year in the team was cut short due to a season-ending knee injury that required surgery.
Sullivan moved to Hamilton after finishing high school, where the Chiefs – via their development team – helped him with his recovery from his knee injury. He played for Hamilton Marist in the Waikato club rugby competition.[5]
Senior career
Sullivan was – for the first time – named in the
In 2018, Sullivan was a member of the Chiefs Taua Development squad and made his debut for the senior side – via the bench – in the Chiefs' game against the Sunwolves on 24 March 2018 in Tokyo.[8] Later that year, he was named in the Chiefs squad for the 2019 Super Rugby season.[9] He scored his first Super Rugby try for the Chiefs on 29 May 2021 against the Reds.[10]
In the three years that Sullivan was part of the Chiefs squad, he made 8 appearances for the franchise. On 6 September 2021, the Chiefs – via their social media – announced that they had released Sullivan.[11] That same day, the Hurricanes announced that he would join the franchise for the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season.[12]
2021 was a successful year for Sullivan with Waikato. The province won the 2021 Bunnings NPC Premiership title after beating Tasman 23 – 20 in the Final. Sullivan scored Waikato's two only tries in that game; both were intercept tries.[13] During the provincial union's end-of-season awards function, Sullivan was named the NPC Back of the Year.[14]
Sullivan made his Hurricanes debut – via the bench – on 19 February 2022 against the Crusaders and scored a try on debut.[15][16] He went on to make 12 appearances and score 5 tries for his new franchise during the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season.
International career
After his first year at
The following year, he missed out on a spot in the New Zealand Secondary Schools team due to the knee injury he suffered while playing for King's College.[19]
Sullivan was a member of the New Zealand Under-20 side that competed in the 2018 Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship[20] and the 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.[21]
In June 2022, Sullivan – who is of Ngāti Kahungunu descent – was named in the Māori All Blacks squad to take on Ireland during their 2022 tour of New Zealand.[22] He made his debut for the side on 29 June 2022, when the Māori All Blacks beat Ireland 32–17 in Hamilton.[23][24]
On 10 October 2022, Sullivan was named in the
Career honours
Waikato
- Bunnings NPC Premiership - 2021
Reference list
- ^ "2023 Waikato National Provincial Championship Squad Announced". Waikato Rugby (Press release). 17 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Bailyn Sullivan Hurricanes Player Profile". Hurricanes. 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ "Napier have a new coach and all the confidence a change of face brings". NZ Rugby World. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ "Bailyn Sullivan ready to take game to new level". Te Ao Māori News. 10 February 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ a b "'Schoolboy star' Bailyn Sullivan finding his feet with Waikato after horror knee injury". Stuff New Zealand. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ "2017 Waikato Squad". Waikato Rugby Union. 2017. Archived from the original on 26 August 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ "This Week's Team". Waikato Rugby Union. 17 August 2017. Archived from the original on 21 August 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ "Gallagher Chiefs team named to take on Sunwolves in first-ever Tokyo clash". Chiefs (Press release). 22 March 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ "2019 Gallagher Chiefs squad announced". Chiefs (Press release). 30 October 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ "Reds withstand dramatic late Chiefs fightback to pick up first win". SANZAAR. 29 May 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ @ChiefsRugby (6 September 2021). "The Gallagher Chiefs have released Bailyn Sullivan ahead of the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season. We wish Bailyn all the best, go well!" (Tweet). Retrieved 8 June 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Bailyn Sullivan signs with the Hurricanes for 2022". Hurricanes (Press release). 6 September 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ "Match Report NPC: Waikato 23 Tasman 20 Bunnings NPC Premiership Final". Waikato Rugby Union. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ "Gallagher 2021 Waikato Rugby Awards Evening". Waikato Rugby Union. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ "Hurricanes team named for highly anticipated rd1 clash against the Crusaders". Hurricanes (Press release). 17 February 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ "Match centre: Crusaders v Hurricanes". SANZAAR. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ "NZ Schools and Barbarians Schools teams named for international games". Te Ao Māori News. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ "NZ Schools and Barbarians Schools teams named". allblacks.com (Press release). 18 September 2015. Archived from the original on 10 September 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ "New Zealand Schools 2016 squad announced". allblacks.com (Press release). 6 September 2016. Archived from the original on 18 November 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ "Under 20 squad named for Oceania Rugby Championship" (Press release). All Blacks. 28 March 2018. Archived from the original on 29 March 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ "New Zealand Under 20 squad named for World Rugby Championship" (Press release). All Blacks. 9 May 2018. Archived from the original on 12 May 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ "Māori All Blacks squad named for two-match Ireland series". allblacks.com (Press release). 15 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ "Māori All Blacks team named to play Ireland in Hamilton". allblacks.com (Press release). 27 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "Strong first half propels Māori All Blacks to victory". allblacks.com (Press release). 29 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "Patrick Tuipulotu to lead All Blacks XV on Northern Tour". allblacks.com (Press release). 10 October 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
- ^ "All Blacks XV team named for clash with Barbarians". allblacks.com (Press release). 11 November 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ "All Blacks XV fall short against the Barbarians". allblacks.com (Press release). 14 November 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.