About Josh Bayliss
Born 1997. Josh Bayliss is a British rugby union player.
Joshua David Bayliss (born 18 September 1997) is a Scotland international 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.
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.
Club career He made his first team debut against Leicester Tigers in the Anglo-Welsh Cup in November 2016 and made further appearances against Scarlets and Gloucester Rugby.
The following season saw Bayliss play in wins over the Newcastle Falcons and Ospreys 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.
In March 2024, having made 110 appearances for Bath he signed a new three-year contract with the club.
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 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.
Bayliss was called up to the Scotland squad for the 2021 Six Nations Championship, qualifying through his Aberdonian grandmother. Bayliss made his international debut on 7 November 2021 for Scotland against Australia in an Autumn International, when he came on as a substitute. He made his first international start against Japan on 20 November 2021.
He played for Scotland 'A' on 6 February 2026 in their match against Italy XV.
Career statistics List of international tries
29 July 2023 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland
2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches
6 July 2024 TD Place Stadium, Ottawa, Canada
2024 mid-year rugby union tests
20 July 2024 |Estadio Nacional Julio MartÃnez Prádanos, Santiago, Chile |
|2024 mid-year rugby union tests
16 November 2024 |Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland |
|2024 end-of-year rugby union internationals
24 November 2024 |Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland |
|2024 end-of-year rugby union internationals
11 July 2026 |Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa |
|2026 Nations Championship
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Who is Josh Bayliss?
English born Scottish rugby union player
When was Josh Bayliss born?
Josh Bayliss was born on 17 December 1997 in Tiverton.
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Josh Bayliss is a rugby union player.
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Josh Bayliss is British.
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