Mal Reilly
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Mal Reilly (born Castleford, West Yorkshire, England) is a former rugby league player and coach. He played as a loose forward.
He played for Castleford Tigers and Manly in Australia.
He went on to coach Halifax, and Great Britain.
Mal Reilly took over Australian side Newcastle Knights in 1995 as coach and results improved markedly. He also coached them to ARL Grand Final success.
Reilly had less success as head coach of the Huddersfield Giants, who finished bottom of the Super League under his stewardship.
He left Leeds at the end of the 2003 season following a major coaching re-structuring.
In December 2004, Hull Kingston Rovers appointed Mal Reilly as director of rugby and first team coach.However, Reilly left the club mid way through the season.
