Mark Riley (rugby league)

Mark Riley (born 16 June 1967 in New Zealand)[1] is a former rugby league footballer.[2] He played for a number of English rugby league sides during the 1990s.

Mark Riley
Personal information
Full nameMark Riley
Born (1967-06-16) 16 June 1967 (age 57)
New Zealand
Playing information
PositionScrum-half
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1990 Otahuhu Leopards 0 0 0 0 0
1990–91 London Crusaders 0 0 0 0 0
1996 Swinton 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0
As of 2 Aug 2021

Playing career

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While playing for the Otahuhu Leopards in the Auckland Rugby League competition in 1990 he won the Best and Fairest award.[3]

A scrum-half, Riley enjoyed a particularly successful season with the then London Crusaders in 1990–91, when he and wing Mark Johnson each challenged for the title of leading try-scorer in the second tier of English rugby league. He later went on to play a part in a successful promotion winning season with Swinton Lions in 1996, breaking the club's most tries in a match record, scoring 6 vs Prescot Panthers, 11 August 1996.

References

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  1. ^ "Mark Riley – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project".
  2. ^ Rugby League Preview: Riley holds the key to a capital crusade The Independent, 19 December 1993
  3. ^ Auckland’s best and fairest Archived 2010-06-05 at the Wayback Machine Auckland Rugby League
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