Mark Riley (rugby league)
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Mark Riley is a former rugby league
player. He played for a number of English
rugby league sides during the 1990s.
in the Auckland Rugby League
competition in 1990 he won the Best and Fairest award.
A /, Riley enjoyed a particularly successful season with the then London Crusaders in 1990-91, when he and Mark Johnson each challenged for the title of leading try-scorer in the second tier of English rugby league. He later went onto play a part in a successful promotion winning season with Swinton Lions
in 1996, breaking the clubs most tries in a match record, scoring 6 vs Prescot Panthers, 11 August 1996.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
player. He played for a number of English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
rugby league sides during the 1990s.
Playing career
While playing for the Otahuhu LeopardsOtahuhu Leopards
The Otahuhu Leopards are a rugby league club based in Otahuhu, New Zealand. The club competes in the Fox Memorial competition run by the Auckland Rugby League. They are coached by Peter Caccioppoli. Between 2000 and 2003 they also competed in the Bartercard Cup.The team are the current holders of...
in the Auckland Rugby League
Auckland Rugby League
The Auckland Rugby League is the governing body for the sport of rugby league in the Auckland Region of New Zealand. It is responsible for rugby league in the region and was the owner of Carlaw Park, once the "spiritual home of rugby league in New Zealand".-History:The Auckland Rugby League was...
competition in 1990 he won the Best and Fairest award.
A /, Riley enjoyed a particularly successful season with the then London Crusaders in 1990-91, when he and Mark Johnson each challenged for the title of leading try-scorer in the second tier of English rugby league. He later went onto play a part in a successful promotion winning season with Swinton Lions
Swinton Lions
Swinton Lions is an English professional rugby league club from Swinton, Greater Manchester. The club has won the Championship six times and three Challenge Cups. They currently play in the Championship.-Early years:...
in 1996, breaking the clubs most tries in a match record, scoring 6 vs Prescot Panthers, 11 August 1996.