Ryan Baird

Strong performances at school level saw Baird rewarded with a place in Leinster's academy ahead of the 2018–19 season, 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.

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

Born in Dublin, 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 winning 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

Ryan Baird (born 26 July 1999) is an Irish rugby union player, who is currently a member of the Leinster academy. He plays as a lock and represents Dublin University in the All-Ireland League.