Steve Bayliss | |||||||
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OVERALL STATISTICS | |||||||
BIRTH | AGE | SIGNED ON | FROM | ||||
DEBUT | LAST MATCH | LEFT | |||||
CAREER | APPEARANCES (SUBS) | ||||||
TRIES | GOALS | DGOALS | PTS | ||||
Biography of Steve Bayliss |
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HERITAGE NO : 943 Steve, who originally played for Ystradgynlais and Neath, was a hard working back with a good defence and support play. He had tremendous upper body strength. He played 42 matches for the Saints and scored 16 tries. The red headed winger or centre scored a hat trick against Castleford in September 1981. Steve moved to play with Fulham in 1982 and represented Wales at rugby league. He also had a a season with Lezignan Sangliers in France in 1986. Dave Dooley Steve Bayliss by Adrian Lawrenson Recruited from Ystradgynlais and Neath as a 20 year, Steve was a pacy, strong red-haired lad who came into a struggling team. He played an A team trial in February 1980 and after 20 minutes or so he hadn’t touched the ball. A wag in the crowd shouted “You are going to have to go looking for the ball, son, if you want to make an impression.” Right on cue Bayliss got the ball and sliced through the opposition defenders; got to the line and instead of putting the ball down passed it over the line to the Saints right winger who had switched off and he dropped the pass! Steve was injury prone in his first spell at Saints but when fit he was part of a revival in early 1980 which proved to be a false dawn. His luck was summed up when falling on a ball in the Saints’ in goal against Warrington on 23 November 1980. He somehow caught his elbow on a brick that had been somehow left lying around and the subsequent damage kept him out for a few months. He seemed to become somewhat disillusioned in 1982 and left to play in the Fulham Revolution and also had a season in France with Lezignan Sangliers in 1986. Alex Murphy brought him back to the club in 1987 when he played a further 10 games which ironically for a fine attacking player, he failed to score. His defensive qualities, however, were excellent. Steve first made his senior debut against York on 4 March 1980 and he played for Wales against England in 1981, while still a Saints player. There was a feeling that there was more to this player than circumstances allowed and after his last match against Castleford on 4 March 1987, he apparently drifted from the game. |
SEASON STATISTICS | ||||
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Season (Official Matches) | Tries | Goals | DGoals | Matches |
1979~80 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
1980~81 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
1981~82 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
1986~87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
TOTALS: | 16 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
Season (Other Matches) | Tries | Goals | DGoals | Matches |
1980~81 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1981~82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
TOTALS: | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
ALL MATCHES |
Date | Match | Pos | Opponents | Comp | Venue | FT | FTO | T | G | DG | ||
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4th Mar 1980 | 1 | W |
3 | York | L | H | 25 | 16 | VIEW | |||
23rd Mar 1980 | 2 | W |
5 | Wakefield Trinity | L | A | 24 | 19 | 1 | VIEW | ||
30th Mar 1980 | 3 | L |
4 | Leeds | L | H | 15 | 22 | VIEW | |||
10th Aug 1980 | -- | W |
15 | Oldham* | Fr Ward Cup | H | 30 | 12 | 1 | VIEW | ||
24th Aug 1980 | 4 | L |
14 | Widnes | LC2 | A | 20 | 22 | 1 | VIEW | ||
31st Aug 1980 | 5 | W |
3 | Bradford Northern | L | H | 16 | 6 | 1 | VIEW | ||
7th Sep 1980 | 6 | L |
3 | Castleford | L | A | 21 | 22 | VIEW | |||
14th Sep 1980 | 7 | L |
3 | Wakefield Trinity | L | H | 14 | 16 | VIEW | |||
19th Oct 1980 | 8 | L |
4 | Warrington | L | A | 11 | 15 | VIEW | |||
26th Oct 1980 | 9 | L |
3 | Castleford | L | H | 5 | 8 | VIEW | |||
9th Nov 1980 | 10 | W |
14 | Leigh | L | A | 21 | 7 | VIEW | |||
16th Nov 1980 | 11 | W |
4 | Workington Town | L | H | 18 | 8 | 1 | VIEW | ||
23rd Nov 1980 | 12 | L |
3 | Warrington | JP1 | H | 12 | 14 | VIEW | |||
6th Apr 1981 | 13 | W |
3 | Warrington | L | H | 29 | 9 | 1 | VIEW | ||
12th Apr 1981 | 14 | W |
3 | Halifax | L | H | 31 | 22 | VIEW | |||
17th Apr 1981 | 15 | W |
3 | Oldham | L | A | 21 | 18 | 1 | VIEW | ||
19th Apr 1981 | 16 | W |
3 | Hull | L | H | 26 | 6 | VIEW | |||
21st Apr 1981 | 17 | W |
3 | Widnes | L | H | 24 | 9 | VIEW | |||
29th Apr 1981 | 18 | W |
3 | Bradford Northern | PT1 | A | 14 | 12 | VIEW | |||
10th May 1981 | 19 | L |
3 | Hull Kingston Rovers | PT2 | A | 17 | 30 | VIEW | |||
30th Aug 1981 | 20 | W |
3 | Fulham | L | H | 35 | 4 | VIEW | |||
2nd Sep 1981 | 21 | L |
2 | Leigh | LCSF | A | 6 | 20 | 1 | VIEW | ||
6th Sep 1981 | 22 | W |
3 | Castleford | L | A | 32 | 17 | 3 | VIEW | ||
11th Oct 1981 | 23 | W |
14 | Bradford Northern | L | H | 20 | 8 | 1 | VIEW | ||
18th Oct 1981 | 24 | D |
3 | Barrow | JP1 | H | 16 | 16 | VIEW | |||
22nd Oct 1981 | 25 | L |
3 | Barrow | JP1 (rep) | A | 0 | 17 | VIEW | |||
25th Oct 1981 | 26 | D |
2 | Featherstone Rovers | L | A | 8 | 8 | 1 | VIEW | ||
1st Nov 1981 | 27 | L |
2 | Wakefield Trinity | L | A | 9 | 16 | VIEW | |||
15th Nov 1981 | 28 | W |
3 | Bradford Northern | L | A | 20 | 8 | VIEW | |||
22nd Nov 1981 | 29 | L |
3 | Barrow | L | A | 5 | 7 | VIEW | |||
6th Dec 1981 | 30 | W |
2 | Whitehaven | L | A | 9 | 7 | VIEW | |||
1st Jan 1982 | 31 | W |
4 | Widnes | L | H | 13 | 10 | VIEW | |||
3rd Jan 1982 | 32 | L |
4 | Leeds | L | A | 4 | 30 | VIEW | |||
20th Jan 1982 | 33 | L |
4 | Castleford | L | H | 10 | 40 | VIEW | |||
3rd Mar 1982 | 34 | W |
4 | Featherstone Rovers | L | H | 14 | 4 | 1 | VIEW | ||
14th Mar 1982 | 35 | W |
2 | Warrington | L | H | 18 | 10 | VIEW | |||
21st Mar 1982 | 36 | W |
5 | Fulham | L | A | 17 | 2 | 1 | VIEW | ||
4th Apr 1982 | 37 | L |
2 | Hull Kingston Rovers | L | H | 16 | 28 | VIEW | |||
9th Apr 1982 | 38 | W |
2 | Wigan | L | H | 13 | 11 | 1 | VIEW | ||
12th Apr 1982 | 39 | W |
2 | Widnes | L | A | 21 | 16 | VIEW | |||
18th Apr 1982 | 40 | W |
2 | Barrow | L | H | 15 | 6 | 1 | VIEW | ||
21st Apr 1982 | 41 | L |
2 | Hull | L | H | 13 | 14 | VIEW | |||
25th Apr 1982 | 42 | L |
2 | Wigan | L | A | 5 | 23 | VIEW | |||
5th Jun 1982 | -- | D |
4 | Welsh XIII* | Fr Testimonial | L | 18 | 18 | VIEW | |||
21st Dec 1986 | 43 | W |
14 | Oldham | L | H | 28 | 6 | VIEW | |||
26th Dec 1986 | 44 | L |
14 | Wigan | L | H | 4 | 12 | VIEW | |||
21st Jan 1987 | 45 | W |
3 | Swinton | CCP | H | 18 | 16 | VIEW | |||
25th Jan 1987 | 46 | W |
3 | Featherstone Rovers | L | H | 43 | 14 | VIEW | |||
5th Feb 1987 | 47 | W |
3 | Dewsbury | CC1 | A | 48 | 12 | VIEW | |||
8th Feb 1987 | 48 | W |
3 | Wakefield Trinity | L | A | 30 | 6 | VIEW | |||
14th Feb 1987 | 49 | W |
3 | Oldham | CC2 | A | 24 | 14 | VIEW | |||
18th Feb 1987 | 50 | W |
14 | Warrington | L | H | 42 | 22 | VIEW | |||
22nd Feb 1987 | 51 | W |
5 | Bradford Northern | L | H | 40 | 14 | VIEW | |||
4th Mar 1987 | 52 | L |
5 | Castleford | L | A | 10 | 12 | VIEW |
*Unofficial Match. **Non Playing Sub. |
WINS : 32 | LOSSES : 19 | DRAWS : 3 |
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