About Niall Bailey
Lived 1929 – 2019 (aged 90). Niall Bailey was a rugby union player.
Niall Patrick Joseph Bailey (20 March 1929 — 17 August 2019) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Born in Dublin, Bailey was a nephew of Ireland centre Aidan Bailey and attended Presentation College, Bray.
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.
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Who was Niall Bailey?
rugby player
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Niall Bailey was born on 20 March 1929.
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Niall Bailey died on 17 August 2019.
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Niall Bailey was a rugby union player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Niall Bailey. https://biography.guide/niall-bailey/
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