Triston Reilly
Triston Reilly (born 14 January 1999) is a professional rugby league player for the Wests Tigers in the NRL. His regular playing positions are Centre and Wing. He played for Randwick Rugby at club level.[2]
Date of birth | 14 January 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 95 kg (209 lb; 14 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby career
Reilly exploded on to the rugby scene, making his debut just one year out of the prestigious rugby nursery of St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill. The 19 year old made a great impression on Australian Sevens coach Tim Walsh in his second world series cap in London,[3] scoring 3 tries in just 2 games, before getting injured for the remaining games. In 2017, Reilly played for the Australian youth rugby sevens team who finished third in the World youth all schools tournament which was played New Zealand,[4] where he scored 5 tries.
Reilly made his debut for the Australian sevens team in April 2018.[5]
References
- "Former South West Rocks resident Triston Reilly earned selection into two Australian Schoolboys sides and the GPS Team of the Year". Callum McGregor. The Macleay Argus. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- "Triston Reilly on plane to London after earning call up for Australia". W3 live NEWS. The Macleay Argus. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- "Triston Reilly on plane to London after earning call up for Australia". W3 live NEWS. The Macleay Argus. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- "The extended squad for the Australian Youth Boys Sevens side has been named ahead of the World School Sevens Championship in New Zealand in December". RUGBY.com. Rugby Australia. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- "Triston Reilly gets his chance for Australia in Rugby Sevens World Series". Callum McGregor. The Macleay Argus. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.