Josh Bayliss
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| Birth name | Joshua David Bayliss | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 18 September 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tiverton, Devon, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 106 kg (234 lb; 16 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Wellington School Millfield | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Josh Bayliss (born 18 September 1997) is a Scotland international rugby union player. He plays as a back row forward for Bath Rugby in Premiership Rugby.
Club career
He made his first team debut against Leicester Tigers in the Anglo-Welsh Cup in November 2016[1] and made further appearances against Scarlets and Gloucester Rugby.[2]
The following season saw Bayliss play in wins over the Newcastle Falcons[3] and Ospreys[4] during the pool stage of the Anglo-Welsh Cup and on 30 March 2018 he started in the final of the competition as Bath were defeated by Exeter Chiefs to finish runners up.[5]
International career
Bayliss was a member of the England under-20 side that completed the grand slam during the 2017 Six Nations Under 20s Championship[6] and later that year came off the bench as England lost to New Zealand in the final of the 2017 World Rugby Under 20 Championship to finish runners up.[7]
Bayliss was called up to the Scotland squad for the 2021 Six Nations Championship, qualifying through his Aberdonian grandmother.[8] Bayliss made his international debut on 7 November 2021 for Scotland against Australia in an Autumn International, when he came on as a substitute.[9] He made his first international start against Japan on 20 November 2021.[10]
References
- ^ Evans, Daniel (17 May 2017). "Bath Rugby young gun Josh Bayliss reflects on his first season at the club". Bath Chronicle. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Josh Bayliss - Player Profile". Bath Rugby. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ "Dream come true as University students Will Britton and Miles Reid help Bath Rugby to Anglo-Welsh Cup victory on debut". TeamBath. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ Evans, Daniel (4 February 2018). "Charlie Ewels on the 'absolute freak' in Bath Rugby's back row". Bath Chronicle. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ Williams, Adam (30 March 2018). "Anglo-Welsh Cup final: Bath 11-28 Exeter Chiefs". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ O'Sullivan, John (17 March 2017). "Ireland fight to the last as England claim Under-20 Grand Slam". The Irish Times. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ Rowan, Kate (18 June 2017). "England 17 New Zealand 64: Baby Blacks seal Under 20 World Cup with emphatic victory". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ "SCOTLAND SQUAD UPDATE". scottishrugby.org. 21 February 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ English, Tom (7 November 2021). "Autumn Nations Series: Scotland 15-13 Australia - Finn Russell penalty proves decisive". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ^ "Scotland 29-20 Japan". Scottish Rugby Union. 20 November 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
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