Joe Riley (rugby league)

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Joseph G. Riley
Personal information
Full name Joseph G. Riley
Born Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England
Playing information
Position Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
07/09/1901–02/01/1915 Halifax 419 117 13 0 397
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Yorkshire 6
1910–1911 England 2 1 0 0 3
1910–1910 Great Britain 1 1 0 0 3
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

Joseph "Joe" G. Riley was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1900s and 1910s who at representative level played for Great Britain, England, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Halifax, playing at Centre, i.e. number 3 or 4. After completing his playing career he went on to coach the newly formed Halifax RUFC (formed 1919) with fellow Halifax legend Archibald "Archie" Rigg.

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International honours

Joe Riley won caps for England while at Halifax in 1910 against Wales, in 1911 against Australia, and won caps for Great Britain while at Halifax on the 1910 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand against Australia, and Australasia.[1]

County Honours

Joe Riley won caps for Yorkshire while at Halifax.

Honoured at Halifax

Joe Riley is a Halifax Hall Of Fame Inductee.[2]

References

  1. ^ "International Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 2008-12-31. http://www.englandrl.co.uk/international_stats.php?GBSearch=Riley&EnSearch=Riley&submit_x=7&submit_y=3&submit.x=7&submit.y=8. Retrieved 2009-01-01. 
  2. ^ "Halifax RLFC Hall of Fame". halifaxrlfc.co.uk. 2008-12-31. http://www.halifaxrlfc.co.uk/page.php?id=213. Retrieved 2009-01-01. 

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