Walter Bayly Explained

Walter Bayly
Birth Date:18 November 1869
Birth Place:Waitara, New Zealand
Death Place:Auckland, New Zealand
Ru Position:Wing forward
Repyears1:1894
Repcaps1:1
Reppoints1:0
Ru Province1:Taranaki Rugby Union
Ru Provinceyears1:1889–94
Relatives:Alfred Bayly (brother)
Frank Bayly (brother)
George Bayly (brother)
Harry Bayly (brother)
School:New Plymouth Boys' High School

Walter Bayly (18 November 1869 – 20 August 1950) was a New Zealand rugby union player. Bayly was educated at New Plymouth Boys' High School.

He played at Wing forward and represented the Taranaki Rugby Union at provincial level from 1889 to 1894 and the North Island in 1894.:[1] He played club rugby for Clifton and from 1894 for Stratford.[2]

At the age of 24, Walter played one match for New Zealand, against New South Wales at Lancaster Park in Christchurch on 15 September 1894.[3] New South Wales had lost seven out of its eight games prior to this match including 6–21 against Taranaki, in which Walter and his older brother Alfred Bayly both played. However, New Zealand lost the game by 6 points to 8. Alfred Bayly who was the captain in this match, scored a try before leaving the field injured with concussion which seriously affected the home side.[4]

Walter was one of six brothers who represented the Taranaki cricket team and/or the Taranaki Rugby Football Union, including [5]

Notes and References

  1. Palenski, R. (2017). All Blackography: the indispensable guide to every All Black. Auckland: Upstart Press. p. 35.
  2. Web site: Stats | allblacks.com. stats.allblacks.com. 4 March 2023.
  3. Web site: Stats | allblacks.com. stats.allblacks.com.
  4. Rod Chester; Neville McMillan (1990). The Visitors. The History of International Rugby Teams in New Zealand. Moa Publications, Auckland. p. 45-53
  5. Rod Chester; Neville McMillan (1981). The Encyclopaedia of New Zealand Rugby. Moa Publications, Auckland. p. 27
  6. Web site: Alfred Bayly Profile – Cricket Player New Zealand | Stats, Records, Video. ESPNcricinfo.
  7. Web site: Frank Bayly Profile – Cricket Player New Zealand | Stats, Records, Video. ESPNcricinfo.
  8. Web site: George Bayly Profile – Cricket Player New Zealand | Stats, Records, Video. ESPNcricinfo.
  9. Web site: Harry Bayly Profile – Cricket Player New Zealand | Stats, Records, Video. ESPNcricinfo.