Orlando Bailey
 Bailey ahead of Bath Rugby's match against Benetton Treviso, December 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Orlando Thomas R. Bailey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 30 September 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dorchester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 94 kg (14 st 11 lb; 207 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Thomas Hardye School Beechen Cliff School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Bath | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Orlando Bailey (born 30 September 2001) is an English professional rugby union player who plays for Leicester Tigers in the Premiership Rugby.[1]
Club career
Bailey started to play rugby as a child at Dorchester RFC before joining the Bath academy at the age of fourteen.[2] In September 2020 he made his club debut for Bath in a league game against Worcester Warriors.[3]
On 27 June 2025, Bailey would leave his hometown club Bath to join Premiership rivals Leicester Tigers from the 2025-26 season.[4]
International career
In 2019, Bailey represented the England under-18 team.[2] He was a member of the England under-20 squad that completed a grand slam during the 2021 Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[5]
In January 2022, Bailey received his first call-up to the senior England squad by coach Eddie Jones for the 2022 Six Nations Championship[6][7] however he subsequently withdrew due to suffering a hamstring injury during training.[8]
On the 19th of June 2022, Bailey made his senior England debut in a 52-21 defeat against the Barbarians at Twickenham, coming on for Bath teammate Joe Cokanasiga in the 66th minute.
References
- ^ "Orlando Bailey". ESPN. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ a b Evely, John (9 October 2019). "Bath have a queue of players knocking on the door for England U18s selection says Lilley". Somerset Live. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ^ "Schoolboy Dreams: Dorset teenager makes Bath Rugby debut". BBC. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ^ Evely, John (27 June 2025). "Orlando Bailey outlines his reasons for switching Bath for Leicester Tigers". Somerset Live. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
- ^ "England Under-20s 27-17 Italy Under-20s: England win Grand Slam in Cardiff". BBC Sport. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ^ Bridge, Bobby (18 January 2022). "England Six Nations squad announcement: Barbeary in, Ford misses out". Leicester Mercury. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "England Six Nations squad: Alfie Barbeary among six uncapped players". BBC Sport. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "Orlando Bailey: Bath fly-half on playing with freedom". BBC Sport. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2022.