 Bailey ahead of Bath Rugby's match against Benetton Treviso, December 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Orlando Thomas R. Bailey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 30 September 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dorchester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 94 kg (14 st 11 lb; 207 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Thomas Hardye School Beechen Cliff School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Bath | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Orlando Bailey (born 30 September 2001) is an English professional rugby union player who plays for Leicester Tigers in the Premiership Rugby. [1]
Bailey started to play rugby as a child at Dorchester RFC before joining the Bath academy at the age of fourteen. [2] In September 2020 he made his club debut for Bath in a league game against Worcester Warriors. [3]
On 27 June 2025, Bailey would leave his hometown club Bath to join Premiership rivals Leicester Tigers from the 2025-26 season. [4]
In 2019, Bailey represented the England under-18 team. [2] He was a member of the England under-20 squad that completed a grand slam during the 2021 Six Nations Under 20s Championship. [5]
In January 2022, Bailey received his first call-up to the senior England squad by coach Eddie Jones for the 2022 Six Nations Championship [6] [7] however he subsequently withdrew due to suffering a hamstring injury during training. [8]
On the 19th of June 2022, Bailey made his senior England debut in a 52-21 defeat against the Barbarians at Twickenham, coming on for Bath teammate Joe Cokanasiga in the 66th minute.