Jack Riley (rugby league)
For the rugby league forward of the 1900s for Wakefield Trinity, see John Riley (rugby league).
| Playing information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Prop | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| ≤1904–≥04 | Halifax | |||||
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1904 | England | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk | ||||||
Jack Riley was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1900s who played at representative level for England and at club level for Halifax. He played as a Prop, i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums.
International honours
Jack Riley won a cap playing Right-Prop for England in the 3-9 defeat by Other Nationalities at Central Park, Wigan on Tuesday 5 April 1904, in the first ever international rugby league match.[1][2]
References
- ↑ Fagan, Sean. "The First International Rugby League Match". rl1895.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- ↑ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
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