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Josh Bayliss

Josh Bayliss

Scotland international rugby union player

Joshua David Bayliss (born 18 September 1997) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a number eight for Premiership Rugby club Bath. Born in England, he represents Scotland at international level after qualifying on ancestry grounds.

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Early life

Bayliss attended Millfield School in Somerset where he was head boy, and played cricket, hockey and represented the school in triple jump, as well as playing rugby.[1]

Club career

He made his first team debut against Leicester Tigers in the Anglo-Welsh Cup in November 2016[2] and made further appearances against Scarlets and Gloucester Rugby.[3]

The following season saw Bayliss play in wins over the Newcastle Falcons[4] and Ospreys[5] during the pool stage of the Anglo-Welsh Cup and on 30 March 2018 he started in the final of the competition as Bath were defeated by Exeter Chiefs to finish runners up.[6]

In March 2025, having made 110 appearances for Bath he signed a new three-year contract with the club.[7]

International career

Bayliss was a member of the England under-20 side that completed the grand slam during the 2017 Six Nations Under 20s Championship[8] and later that year came off the bench as England lost to New Zealand in the final of the 2017 World Rugby Under 20 Championship to finish runners up.[9]

Bayliss was called up to the Scotland squad for the 2021 Six Nations Championship, qualifying through his Aberdonian grandmother.[10] Bayliss made his international debut on 7 November 2021 for Scotland against Australia in an Autumn International, when he came on as a substitute.[11] He made his first international start against Japan on 20 November 2021.[12]

References

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    "Josh Bayliss: 'It's frustrating when people say everyone who went to private school is posh'". The Daily Telegraph.
  2. [2]
    Evans, Daniel (17 May 2017). "Bath Rugby young gun Josh Bayliss reflects on his first season at the club". Bath Chronicle. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
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    "Josh Bayliss - Player Profile". Bath Rugby. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
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    "Dream come true as University students Will Britton and Miles Reid help Bath Rugby to Anglo-Welsh Cup victory on debut". TeamBath. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
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    Evans, Daniel (4 February 2018). "Charlie Ewels on the 'absolute freak' in Bath Rugby's back row". Bath Chronicle. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
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    Williams, Adam (30 March 2018). "Anglo-Welsh Cup final: Bath 11-28 Exeter Chiefs". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
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    "Josh Bayliss: Bath forward signs new three-year deal until 2027". BBC Sport. 25 March 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  8. [8]
    O'Sullivan, John (17 March 2017). "Ireland fight to the last as England claim Under-20 Grand Slam". The Irish Times. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
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    Rowan, Kate (18 June 2017). "England 17 New Zealand 64: Baby Blacks seal Under 20 World Cup with emphatic victory". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  10. [10]
    "SCOTLAND SQUAD UPDATE". scottishrugby.org. 21 February 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  11. [11]
    English, Tom (7 November 2021). "Autumn Nations Series: Scotland 15-13 Australia - Finn Russell penalty proves decisive". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  12. [12]
    "Scotland 29-20 Japan". Scottish Rugby Union. 20 November 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
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