Australian born USA-eligible flanker Bailey Wilson played in Major League Rugby between 2020-2026. He has represented the Utah Warriors (2020-2025), and the New England Free Jacks (2026).

Originally from Sydney, Wilson attended high school in Utah and played with United Rugby Club, earning USA High School All-American honors. He captained the USA U19 team at Rising Junior All-American Winter Camp, and the USA U20s against Canada in 2019. He is US Eligible through residency and earned his full test debut for the USA at the Vila International Rugby Cup in 2023, playing against hosts Spain as Eagle #570.

Wilson signed with the Utah Warriors ahead of the 2020 MLR season, and started all 5 games before the season was cancelled due to COVID-19. He finished 6th league-wide for tackles. He returned in 2021 to Captain the Warriors, and has earned 66 caps for Utah (59 starts) across his 5 seasons with the team to date, amassing over 2000m gained with ball in hand and over 650 tackles including an impressive 201 in the 2022 season when he finished T-8th in MLR. He has captained the Warriors on the field in each season from 2021-2023. On November 13th, 2024, the Utah Warriors announced the return of Bailey Wilson for their 2025 campaign where he started 9 of his 14 appearances and recorded 100+ tackles for the 5th season in a row. Wilson now sits on 782 tackles in his 80 game MLR career, along with 7 tries scored and just shy of 2,200m gained.

Following the withdrawal of the Utah Warriors from Major League Rugby in November 2025, Bailey Wilson headed east and signed with the New England Free Jacks on 23rd December, 2025. Wilson joins his brother Mitch in New England, who returns to the Free Jacks for the 2026 season after a season with Anthem RC.

achievements

• T-8th in MLR Tackling: 2022 (201)
• T-6th in MLR Tackling: 2020 (66)