| Bailey Hayward | |
| Fullname: | Bailey Hayward |
| Birth Date: | 5 April 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia |
| Club1: | Canterbury Bulldogs |
| Year1start: | 2024 |
| Year1end: | present |
| Appearances1: | 11 |
| Tries1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
| Points1: | 4 |
| Teama: | Scotland |
| Yearastart: | 2022 |
| Appearancesa: | 2 |
| Triesa: | 0 |
| Goalsa: | 0 |
| Fieldgoalsa: | 0 |
| Pointsa: | 0 |
| New: | yes |
| Source: | [1] |
| Updated: | 17 August 2024 |
Bailey Hayward (born 5 April 2001) is a Scotland international rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the NRL.
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.
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]
In 2022, Hayward was named in the Scotland squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.[6]