Niall Patrick Joseph Bailey (20 March 1929 — 17 August 2019) was an Irish international rugby union player.[1]
| Full name | Niall Patrick Joseph Bailey | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 20 March 1929 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 17 August 2019 (aged 90) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Warwick, England | ||||||||||||||||
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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]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Bosses lay rivalry on the sideline". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 7 November 1983.
- ^ a b "Ireland Discard Triple Crown Skipper". Northern Whig. 10 March 1952.
- ^ "Irish eyes smile on Niall Bailey deal". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 8 April 1999.
External links
edit- Niall Bailey at ESPNscrum