Orlando Bailey
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| Birth name | Orlando Thomas R. Bailey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 30 September 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dorchester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 94 kg (14 st 11 lb; 207 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Thomas Hardye School Beechen Cliff School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Bath | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Orlando Bailey (born 30 September 2001) is an English professional rugby union player who plays for Bath in the Gallagher Premiership.[1]
Club career
Bailey started to play rugby as a child at
International career
In 2019 Bailey represented the England under-18 team.[2] He was a member of the England under-20 squad that completed a grand slam during the 2021 Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[4]
In January 2022 Bailey received his first call-up to the senior England squad by coach Eddie Jones for the 2022 Six Nations Championship[5][6] however he subsequently withdrew due to suffering a hamstring injury during training.[7]
On the 19th of June 2022 Bailey made his senior England debut in a 52-21 defeat against the Barbarians at Twickenham, coming on for Bath teammate Joe Cokanasiga in the 66th minute.
References
- ^ "Orlando Bailey". ESPN. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ Somerset Live. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ^ "Schoolboy Dreams: Dorset teenager makes Bath Rugby debut". BBC. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ^ "England Under-20s 27-17 Italy Under-20s: England win Grand Slam in Cardiff". BBC Sport. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ^ Bridge, Bobby (18 January 2022). "England Six Nations squad announcement: Barbeary in, Ford misses out". Leicester Mercury. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "England Six Nations squad: Alfie Barbeary among six uncapped players". BBC Sport. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "Orlando Bailey: Bath fly-half on playing with freedom". BBC Sport. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
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