James Bailey (born 5 August 1983) is an English rugby union player who plays primarily as a wing. He has played for

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, Lyon, Bristol and Gloucester.

Career

Bailey joined Gloucester Rugby from Bristol Rugby in 2004, having scored 14 Try (rugby), tries in 21 matches for Bristol in the 2003–04 season. He played 49 matches for Gloucester Rugby and scored 11 tries. One of the most memorable tries that he scored was against

in May 2006 when James Simpson-Daniel ran rings around Lawrence Dallaglio and passed the ball to Bailey who rounded off a beautiful try. He left Gloucester in August 2008 to pursue more first-team appearances elsewhere. A move to RC Toulonnais, Toulon fell through, leaving Bailey as a free agent. He signed for London Irish in September 2008, before leaving in the summer of 2009, after just one season at the London Irish, Exiles, to sign for Lyon in Rugby Pro D2, Pro D2. Bailey is also a good sevens player and he has played for the England national rugby sevens team, England Sevens team several times and was a major factor in Gloucester Rugby winning the Middlesex 7s title in 2005.

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1983 births Living people Black British sportsmen Bristol Bears players English rugby union players Gloucester Rugby players London Irish players Lyon OU Rugby players Rugby union players from London Wasps RFC players Rugby union wings People educated at Shiplake College People educated at Millfield English expatriate rugby union players English expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate rugby union players in France English rugby sevens players England international rugby sevens players {{england-rugbyunion-bio-stub