Chris Riley (rugby league)

Chris Riley
Personal information
Full nameChristopher James Riley
Born (1988-02-22) 22 February 1988 (age 36)[1]
Warrington, Cheshire, England
Playing information
Height5 ft 8 in (172 cm)[1]
Weight12 st 11 lb (81 kg) [1]
PositionWing, Fullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2005–14 Warrington Wolves 180 120 0 0 480
2011(loan) → Harlequins RL 3 2 0 0 8
2014(loan) → Swinton Lions 1 0 0 0 0
2014(loan) → Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 22 7 0 0 28
2014–15 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 25 11 0 0 44
2016–17 Rochdale Hornets 42 19 0 0 76
Total 273 159 0 0 636
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2012 England Knights 3 0 0 0 0
Source: [2][3]

Chris Riley (born 22 February 1988) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. He played at representative level for the England Knights, and at club level for Woolston Rovers ARLFC, Warrington Wolves, Harlequins RL (loan), Swinton Lions (loan), Wakefield Trinity Wildcats (two spells, including initially on loan) and the Rochdale Hornets, as a fullback or winger.

Background

Chris Riley was born in Longford, Cheshire, England.

He was a pupil at Penketh High School, Warrington.

Playing career

Riley had a fine strike rate at Super League level, Riley was primarily a fullback with England Academy and the Warrington junior grades, but he forged his first team career on the wing. A well balanced and elusive runner who added some strength to his build since débuting in late 2005 at the age of 17. A graduate of Woolston Rovers ARLFC and the Warrington Scholarship Scheme, he won Junior Academy titles in 2003 and 2004, represented England U17 against the Australian Institute of Sport in 2005 and made a try scoring début for England Academy the same season. Riley attended Penketh High School in Warrington where he won the Warrington Schools Rugby League Final in years 7, 8, 9 and 10.

On 7 February 2010, he was in his sixth season of rugby during 2010's Super League XV.[4]

Riley played for Warrington in three winning Challenge Cup Finals of 2009, 2010 and 2012 where he scored his first try in a Cup Final for his hometown club.[5]

Riley played in the 2010 Challenge Cup Final victory over the Leeds Rhinos at Wembley Stadium.[5][6]

Riley joined Harlequins RL in May 2011 after agreeing an initial one-month loan deal, he made his début on the right wing against Castleford Tigers in a disappointing 56-24 loss, in which he scored two tries.

Riley later returned to Warrington and made the trip to Australia with the team for their pre-season games and will be included in a squad to play Russell Crowe's South Sydney Rabbitohs at Redfern Oval on Saturday, 28 January 2012.[7]

Riley played in the 2012 Challenge Cup Final victory over the Leeds Rhinos at Wembley Stadium.[8][9][10][11]

Riley played in the 2012 Super League Grand Final defeat by the Leeds Rhinos at Old Trafford.[12][9]

Riley played in the 2013 Super League Grand Final defeat by the Wigan Warriors at Old Trafford.[13][14][15][16][17]

In 2014, Riley signed to play for the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats on loan for one month, during April it was confirmed that he would stay for at least another month after his loan was extended.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Chris Riley Wakefield Wildcats". www.superleague.co.uk. Rugby Football League. 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ^ Wilson, Andy (7 February 2010). "Chris Riley's five-try haul for Warrington hammers Harlequins". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
  5. ^ a b Scott, Ged (28 August 2010). "Leeds 6-30 Warrington". BBC. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  6. ^ Wilson, Andy (28 August 2010). "Chris Hicks hat-trick leads Warrington to Challenge Cup triumph over Leeds". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 31 August 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Warrington mean business - Riley". BBC News.
  8. ^ "Warrington's battered Brett Hodgson recovers to see off Leeds in final". Guardian UK. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  9. ^ a b "Leeds' Kevin Sinfield stars in Grand Final triumph against Warrington". Guardian. 6 October 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  10. ^ "Leeds Rhinos 18–35 Warrington Wolves". BBC Sport. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  11. ^ "Warrington Wolves Are Challenge Cup Winners 2012!". Warrington Wolves Official Site. 25 August 2012. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  12. ^ "Grand Final: Warrington 18-26 Leeds". BBC Sport. 6 October 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  13. ^ "Super League Grand Final". Super League. Archived from the original on 29 July 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  14. ^ Newsum, Matt (5 October 2013). "Super League Grand Final: Wigan Warriors beat Warrington". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  15. ^ "Super League Grand Final: Warrington v Wigan". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  16. ^ "Warrington Wolves 16 Wigan Warriors 30". Daily Telegraph. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  17. ^ "Wigan see off Warrington in X-rated Grand Final to complete double". Guardian. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2019.