Niall Bailey Explained

Niall Bailey
Full Name:Niall Patrick Joseph Bailey
Birth Date:20 March 1929
Birth Place:Dublin, Ireland
Death Place:Warwick, England
Position:Wing three-quarter
Repyears1:1952
Repcaps1:1
Reppoints1:0

Niall Patrick Joseph Bailey (20 March 1929 — 17 August 2019) was an Irish international rugby union player.[1]

Born in Dublin, Bailey was a nephew of Ireland centre Aidan Bailey and attended Presentation College, Bray.[2]

Bailey, a wing three-quarter, played his rugby in England, where he moved aged 18. He first competed with Northampton, scoring 74 tries from 156 appearances, then for Warwickshire clubs Coventry and Kenilworth. In 1952, Bailey was capped for Ireland in a Five Nations match against England at Twickenham, used on the right wing.[2]

Bailey ran a building company in Warwickshire, acquired by Grafton Group in 1999 for £13.5 million.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Bosses lay rivalry on the sideline . . 7 November 1983.
  2. News: Ireland Discard Triple Crown Skipper . . 10 March 1952.
  3. News: Irish eyes smile on Niall Bailey deal . Coventry Evening Telegraph . 8 April 1999.