Ryan Baird

Ryan Baird (born 26 July 1999) is an Irish rugby union player, who plays for Leinster Rugby in the Pro14 and European Rugby Champions Cup. He plays as a lock.

Ryan Baird
Date of birth (1999-07-26) 26 July 1999
Place of birthDublin, Ireland
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight112 kg (17.6 st; 247 lb)
SchoolSt Michael's College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Dublin University ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2019– Leinster 18 (25)
Correct as of 30 January 2021
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2019 Ireland U20 4 (0)
Correct as of 8 June 2019

Early life

Ryan Baird attended The High School for three years before moving to St Michael's College and, alongside Leinster teammate Scott Penny, was a standout performer during the 2018 Leinster Schools Rugby Senior Cup. However they lost to Belvedere College in the semi final after leading 19–3 with 10 minutes to go, St Michael's somehow found a way to lose the game (missed knock on) with Belvedere scoring a last minute try off a maul and David Lacey kicking the conversation to win the game for Belvedere 20-19 [1]

Leinster

Strong performances at school level saw Baird rewarded with a place in Leinster's academy ahead of the 2018–19 season,[1] and he made his senior competitive debut for the province in their 14–13 defeat against Ulster during round 21 of the 2018–19 Pro14 on 27 April 2019.[2] Many see him as the natural successor to Peter Lennon in the DUFC second row. Baird played as a substitute for Leinster in September 2020 in a European Rugby Champions Cup match against Saracens, earning a place in the match day 23 ahead of Australian international Scott Fardy.

==Baird was selected to play in the Ireland under-20s squad for the 2019 Six Nations Under 20s Championship,[3] Baird made two substitute appearances during the tournament; against France[4] and Wales, as Ireland secured their first grand slam in the tournament since 2007.[5] He was retained in the under-20s squad for the 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship,[6] and started in the 46–26 opening win against England,[7] but, during the second pool fixture against Australia, Baird was shown a red card for a high tackle.

In October 2020, he was named in the Ireland squad by coach Andy Farrell for the remaining matches of the 2020 Six Nations Championship.[8]

References
  1. "Leinster sign three Ireland U20 players up as part of academy intake for 2018/19". The42. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  2. "Report | Ulster 14–13 Leinster". Leinster Rugby. 27 April 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  3. "Hawkshaw To Captain Ireland Under-20s As Squad Is Announced". Irish Rugby. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  4. "Ireland Under-20s Dethrone France To Guarantee Six Nations Title Win". Irish Rugby. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  5. "Ireland Under-20s Complete Grand Slam Mission With Bonus Point Flourish". Irish Rugby. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  6. "Ireland U-20 Squad Confirmed Ahead of Departure to Argentina". Irish Rugby. 8 June 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  7. "Superb Six-Try Salvo Sees Ireland Under-20s Over The Line In Santa Fe". Irish Rugby. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  8. "Farrell includes six uncapped players in Ireland squad as Sexton retains captaincy". The 42. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.



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