| 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: | 20 | ||||
| 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: | 15 September 2024 | ||||
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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] Hayward played 20 games for Canterbury in the 2024 NRL season as the club qualified for the finals finishing 6th on the table. Hayward played in their elimination final loss against Manly.[6]
In 2022, Hayward was named in the Scotland squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.[7]