Chris Riley (rugby league)
{{short description|English rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Chris Riley
|fullname = Christopher James Riley
|image = Chris Riley.jpg
|caption =
|position = {{rlp|WG|FB}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1988|2|22}}{{cite web|url=http://www.superleague.co.uk/matchday/player/2341|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140402005832/http://superleague.co.uk/matchday/player/2341|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-04-02|title= Chris Riley Wakefield Wildcats|author=|date=2015|website= www.superleague.co.uk|publisher= Rugby Football League|access-date=26 July 2015}}
|birth_place = Warrington, Cheshire, England
|height = {{convert|172|cm|ftin|0|abbr=on|order=flip}}
|weight = {{convert|81|kg|stlb|abbr=on|order=flip}}
|club1 = Warrington Wolves
|year1start = 2005
|year1end = 14
|appearances1 = 180
|tries1 = 120
|goals1 = 0
|fieldgoals1 = 0
|points1 = 480
|club2 = → Harlequins RL
|year2start = 2011{{smaller|(loan)}}
|year2end =
|appearances2 = 3
|tries2 = 2
|goals2 = 0
|fieldgoals2 = 0
|points2 = 8
|club3 = → Swinton Lions
|year3start = 2014{{smaller|(loan)}}
|year3end =
|appearances3 = 1
|tries3 = 0
|goals3 = 0
|fieldgoals3 = 0
|points3 = 0
|club4 = {{nowrap|→ Wakefield Trinity Wildcats}}
|year4start = 2014{{smaller|(loan)}}
|year4end =
|appearances4 = 22
|tries4 = 7
|goals4 = 0
|fieldgoals4 = 0
|points4 = 28
|club5 = {{nowrap|Wakefield Trinity Wildcats}}
|year5start = 2014
|year5end = 15
|appearances5 = 25
|tries5 = 11
|goals5 = 0
|fieldgoals5 = 0
|points5 = 44
|club6 = Rochdale Hornets
|year6start = 2016
|year6end = 17
|appearances6 = 42
|tries6 = 19
|goals6 = 0
|fieldgoals6 = 0
|points6 = 76
|teamA = England Knights
|yearAstart = 2012
|yearAend =
|appearancesA = 3
|triesA = 0
|goalsA = 0
|fieldgoalsA = 0
|pointsA = 0
|new = yes
|retired = yes
|source = {{cite web|url=https://www.loverugbyleague.com/stats/players/Chris-Riley|title=Profile at loverugbyleague.com|publisher=loverugbyleague.com|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/3127/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}
|updated = 18 November 2017
}}
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 {{rlp|fb}} or {{rlp|wg}}er.
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.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/feb/07/warrington-harlequins-super-league|title=Chris Riley's five-try haul for Warrington hammers Harlequins|publisher=The Guardian|date=7 February 2010|accessdate=12 February 2010|first=Andy|last=Wilson|location=London}}
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.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/8938067.stm|title=Leeds 6-30 Warrington|publisher=BBC|date=28 August 2010|accessdate=22 November 2019|first=Ged|last=Scott}}
Riley played in the 2010 Challenge Cup Final victory over the Leeds Rhinos at Wembley Stadium.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/aug/28/leeds-rhinos-warrington-wolves-challenge-cup-final |location=London |work=The Guardian |title=Chris Hicks hat-trick leads Warrington to Challenge Cup triumph over Leeds |first=Andy |last=Wilson |date=28 August 2010 |access-date=22 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100831105934/http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2010/aug/28/leeds-rhinos-warrington-wolves-challenge-cup-final |archive-date=31 August 2010 |url-status=live |df=dmy }}
Riley joined Harlequins RL in May 2011 after agreeing an initial one-month loan deal, he made his début on the {{rlp|rw}} 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.{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/16486895.stm| work=BBC News| title=Warrington mean business - Riley}}
Riley played in the 2012 Challenge Cup Final victory over the Leeds Rhinos at Wembley Stadium.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/aug/25/leeds-warrington-challenge-cup |title=Warrington's battered Brett Hodgson recovers to see off Leeds in final|date=25 August 2012|work=Guardian UK|accessdate=20 November 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/oct/06/warrington-leeds-grand-final|title=Leeds' Kevin Sinfield stars in Grand Final triumph against Warrington|publisher=Guardian|date=6 October 2012|accessdate=20 November 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/19362692|title=Leeds Rhinos 18–35 Warrington Wolves|date=25 August 2012|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=20 November 2019}}{{cite web
|url=http://www.warringtonwolves.org/warrington-wolves-are-challenge-cup-winners-2012-5628
|title=Warrington Wolves Are Challenge Cup Winners 2012!
|date=25 August 2012
|work=Warrington Wolves Official Site
|access-date=20 November 2019
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217230118/http://www.warringtonwolves.org/warrington-wolves-are-challenge-cup-winners-2012-5628
|archive-date=17 December 2013
|df=dmy
}}
Riley played in the 2012 Super League Grand Final defeat by the Leeds Rhinos at Old Trafford.{{cite news|title=Grand Final: Warrington 18-26 Leeds|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/19805055|accessdate=20 November 2019|newspaper=BBC Sport|date=6 October 2012}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/oct/06/warrington-leeds-grand-final|title=Leeds' Kevin Sinfield stars in Grand Final triumph against Warrington|publisher=Guardian|date=6 October 2012|accessdate=20 November 2019}}
Riley played in the 2013 Super League Grand Final defeat by the Wigan Warriors at Old Trafford.{{cite web|title=Super League Grand Final |url=http://www.superleague.co.uk/super_league/grandfinal |publisher=Super League |accessdate=14 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729050226/http://www.superleague.co.uk/super_league/grandfinal |archivedate=29 July 2013}}{{cite news|last=Newsum|first=Matt|title=Super League Grand Final: Wigan Warriors beat Warrington|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/24384930|accessdate=13 November 2019|newspaper=BBC Sport|date=5 October 2013}}{{cite web|title=Super League Grand Final: Warrington v Wigan|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/24339698|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=13 November 2019|archive-date=27 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527104413/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/24339698|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyleague/10358228/Super-League-Grand-Final-2013-Warrington-Wolves-16-Wigan-Warriors-30-match-report.html|title= Warrington Wolves 16 Wigan Warriors 30|date=5 October 2013|work=Daily Telegraph|accessdate=13 November 2019}}{{cite web|url = https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/oct/05/warrington-wigan-super-league-grand-final|title= Wigan see off Warrington in X-rated Grand Final to complete double|date=5 October 2013|work=Guardian |accessdate=13 November 2019}}
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.{{fact|date=February 2020}}
References
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External links
- (archived by web.archive.org) [https://web.archive.org/web/20170214102305/http://www.hornetsrugbyleague.co.uk/Teams/Player?PersonId=142445 Rochdale Hornets profile]
- (archived by web.archive.org) [https://web.archive.org/web/20140203124309/http://www.warringtonwolves.org/2-chris-riley-4 Profile at warringtonwolves.org]
{{Warrington Wolves - 2009 Challenge Cup Final winners}}
{{Warrington Wolves - 2010 Challenge Cup Final winners}}
{{Warrington Wolves - 2012 Challenge Cup Final winners}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Riley, Chris}}
Category:England Knights national rugby league team players
Category:English rugby league players
Category:London Broncos players
Category:Rochdale Hornets players
Category:Rugby league fullbacks
Category:Rugby league players from Warrington
Category:Swinton Lions players
Category:Wakefield Trinity players