Martin Bayfield

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Martin Bayfield
Rugby union career
Full name	Martin Christopher Bayfield
Date of birth	(1966-12-21) 21 December 1966
Place of birth	Bedford
Height	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
Weight	106 kg (234 lb)
Playing career
Position	Lock
Professional / senior clubs
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
	Northampton Bedford Blues
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1991–1996	England	34	(0)

Martin Christopher Bayfield (born 21 December 1966) is an English former rugby union footballer who played lock forward for Northampton Saints, Bedford Blues and England, gaining 31 England and 3 Lions caps.

Bayfield was born in Bedford and was educated at Bedford School. He served in the Metropolitan Police from 1985 to 1989, when he transferred to Bedfordshire Police. The 208 cm (6 ft 10in) tall Bayfield made his England debut in 1991, and although he was omitted from the 1991 World Cup squad, was a part of the 1992 Five Nations Grand Slam winning side. He went on the 1993 British Lions tour to New Zealand and was part of the 1995 World Cup squad. He would play 18 times partnering Martin Johnson. His final appearance for England came in the 1996 Five Nations match against Wales.

His last game was against Gloucester in February 1998; a neck injury sustained in training a few days later forced him to retire.

Since retirement, Bayfield has worked as a journalist, an after-dinner speaker and has since appeared in the Harry Potter films playing the half-giant Hagrid, normally played by Robbie Coltrane, in longer shots which need to emphasise Hagrid's height. He presents the NFL and World's Strongest Man coverage on UK Channel Five and works as a rugby correspondent on BBC Radio 5 Live. He has also been involved as a presenter in ITV's coverage of the 2007 Rugby World Cup as well as currently presenting ITV's Guinness Premiership highlights. He is actively involved with charity, and is an Honorary President of Wooden Spoon – the rugby charity that supports disadvantaged children and young people.

He also appeared in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, as a young Rubeus Hagrid, and has also been a stuntman on all the Harry Potter films. He also played a cyclops in Jonathan Liebesman's Wrath of the Titans,the sequel to 2010 movie Clash of the Titans.

Bayfield also played Rugby Player 2 in an episode of New Tricks on BBC1 (first shown on 1 September 2008). he now also co-presents Crimewatch on BBC 1

He has three daughters: Rosie, Polly and Lucy.

External links

v t e British and Irish Lions – 1993 New Zealand tour

Forwards	Bayfield Burnell Clarke Cronin Dooley Galwey Johnson Leonard Milne Moore Popplewell Reed Richards Teague Webster Winterbottom Wright

Backs	Andrew Barnes Carling Clement Cunningham Evans Gibbs Guscott Gavin Hastings (c) Scott Hastings Hunter Jones Morris Nicol Rory Underwood Tony Underwood Wallace

Coach	McGeechan & Best

v t e England squad – 1995 Rugby World Cup Fourth Place

Forwards	Back Bayfield Clarke Dawe Johnson Leonard Mallett Moore Richards Rodber Rowntree Ojomoh Ubogu West

Backs	Andrew Bracken Callard Carling (c) Catt Glanville Guscott Hopley Hunter Morris R. Underwood T. Underwood

Coach	Rowell

v t e Fighting Talk

List of episodes · Theme tune

Notable pundits	Dougie Anderson John Bishop Greg Brady Will Buckley Steve Bunce David Croft Simon Day Neil Delamere Andy Dunn Darren Fletcher Perry Groves Dietmar Hamann Iyare Igiehon Des Kelly Martin Kelner Katharine Merry Bob Mills Ian Moore Justin Moorhouse Gary O'Reilly Eleanor Oldroyd Richard Osman John Rawling Brian Reade Ian Stone Tom Watt Henning Wehn Jim White

Presenters	Johnny Vaughan (2003–2004) Christian O'Connell (2004–2005, 2013-) Colin Murray (2006–2013) Jonathan Pearce (2013-) Matt Johnson (2013-)

Related articles	BBC Radio 5 Live

Persondata
Name	Bayfield, Martin
Alternative names
Short description	English rugby union player
Date of birth	21 December 1966
Place of birth	Bedford
Date of death
Place of death

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