Ryan Bailey (rugby league)

Ryan Bailey
Personal information
Born 11 November 1984
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight 17 st 2 lb (109 kg) [1]
Playing information
Position Prop
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2002–14 Leeds Rhinos 307 20 0 0 80
2015 Hull KR 1 1 0 0 4
2015– Castleford 0 0 0 0 0
Total 308 21 0 0 84
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2006 England 4 0 0 0 0
2004 Great Britain 4 0 0 0 0
As of 19 July 2014
Source: Rugby League Project

Ryan Bailey is a English professional rugby league footballer who plays for Castleford Tigers.

A Great Britain and England international representative prop forward, he played the majority of his club career at Leeds Rhinos, having won six Super League championships and three World Club Challenges with the club. He was granted a testimonial in 2014.

Playing career

2000s

Of Jamaican heritage,[2] Bailey made his Super League début for Leeds in 2002 at age 18.[3] In July 2003, Bailey was found guilty of brawling in the street in Leeds, and was sent to a young offenders' institution for 9 months. [4]

Bailey played for the Leeds Rhinos at prop forward in their 2004 Super League Grand Final victory against the Bradford Bulls. He was then selected in the Great Britain team to compete in the end of season 2004 Rugby League Tri-Nations tournament. In the final against Australia Bailey played from the interchange bench in the Lions' 44-4 loss. On 23 December 2004 the Rugby Football League fined Bailey along with Leeds' teammate Keith Senior £1,500 each after they tested positive to the banned stimulant ephedrine.[5]

As Super League IX champions, the Rhinos faced 2004 NRL season premiers, the Bulldogs in the 2005 World Club Challenge. Bailey played at prop forward in Leeds' 39-32 victory. He played for Leeds in the 2005 Challenge Cup final at prop forward in their loss against Hull FC.[6] Bailey played for the Leeds Rhinos at prop forward in their 2005 Super League Grand Final loss against Bradford Bulls. He played in the 2008 Super League Grand Final victory over St. Helens.[7]

2010s

Bailey played from the interchange bench for Leeds in the 2011 Challenge Cup final which was lost to Wigan.

In 2014, Leeds held a testimonial game for Bailey against London Broncos.[8] On May 8 2014, Ryan made his 300th career appearance for the Leeds Rhinos.

In 2015 he moved to Hull KR[9] however he was released after only playing one game for the club.[10] A month later he joined the Castleford Tigers[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Leeds Rhinos Players & Coaches 1st Team". web page. Leeds Rhinos. 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
  2. ↑ http://www.rleague.com/db/article.php?id=25817
  3. ↑ "Tri-Nations: Great Britain profiles". Mail Online (UK: Associated Newspapers). 19 October 2004. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
  4. ↑ "Rugby league stars jailed". BBC News. 2003-07-29. Retrieved 2010-05-23.
  5. ↑ Fisher, Michael (24 December 2004). "More education crucial as trio fail drugs test". The Telegraph. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  6. ↑ "Hull stun Leeds in Challenge Cup". BBC News. 27 August 2005. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  7. ↑ "2008 Grand Final". BBC. 2008-10-04. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
  8. ↑ "Leeds 62 London Broncos 10". Sporting Life. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  9. ↑ Craven, Dave (31 October 2014). "Leeds Rhinos: Bailey in shock move to Hull KR". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  10. ↑ Bower, Aaron (27 March 2015). "Ryan Bailey released by Hull Kingston Rovers with immediate effect". TheGuardian.com. The Guardian. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  11. ↑ "Castleford sign former Rhino Ryan Bailey until end of season". SkySports.com. Sky Sports. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.

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