Triston Reilly

{{short description|Australian rugby league & union player}}

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| name = Triston Reilly

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|1|14|df=y}}

| birth_place = Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia{{cite news |title=Former South West Rocks resident Triston Reilly earned selection into two Australian Schoolboys sides and the GPS Team of the Year |url=https://www.macleayargus.com.au/story/4936076/triston-reilly-selected-into-gps-team-of-the-year-and-australian-schoolboys-sides-video/ |accessdate=19 December 2018 |agency=The Macleay Argus |publisher=Callum McGregor |date=20 September 2017}}

| height = {{convert|183|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|95|kg|lb stlb|abbr=on}}

| ru_position = Wing

| years1 = 2019–22

| clubs1 = Sydney

| apps1 = 5

| points1 = 5

| ru_clubupdate = 6 January 2020

| superyears1 = 2020–22, 2024-

| super1 = Waratahs

| superapps1 = 28

| superpoints1 = 40

| super14update = 31 May 2025

| repsevensyears1 = 2018

| repsevensteam1 = Australia Sevens

| repsevenscomp1 = 4

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| position = {{rlp|CE|WG}}

| year1start = 2023

| club1 = Wests Tigers

| appearances1 = 3

| tries1 = 1

| goals1 = 0

| fieldgoal1 = 0

| points1 = 4

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Triston Reilly (born 14 January 1999) is an Australian professional rugby league and rugby union player who most currently plays for the NSW Waratahs in Super Rugby. He used to play for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League (NRL). His regular playing positions are centre and wing. He played for the New South Wales Waratahs previously and played for Randwick Rugby in the Shute Shield Competition at club level.{{cite web |title=Triston Reilly on plane to London after earning call up for Australia |url=https://www.w3livenews.com/News/ReadArticle |website=W3 live NEWS |publisher=The Macleay Argus |accessdate=19 December 2018}}

Rugby career

Reilly made his debut just one year out of the rugby nursery of St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill. The 19 year old man impressed coach Tim Walsh in his second world series cap in London, scoring 3 tries in just 2 games, before getting injured before his 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 in New Zealand,{{cite web |title=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. |url=https://www.rugby.com.au/news/2017/03/02/23/56/aussie-boys7s |website=RUGBY.com |date=3 March 2017 |publisher=Rugby Australia |accessdate=19 December 2018}} where he scored 5 tries.

Reilly made his debut for the Australian sevens team in April 2018.{{cite news |date=4 April 2018 |title=Triston Reilly gets his chance for Australia in Rugby Sevens World Series |publisher=Callum McGregor |agency=The Macleay Argus |url=https://www.macleayargus.com.au/story/5322428/triston-reilly-gets-his-chance-for-australia-in-rugby-sevens-world-series/ |accessdate=19 December 2018}}

Rugby League career

In 2022, Reilly joined Western Suburbs in the NSW Cup. In round 25 of the 2023 NRL season, Reilly made his first grade debut for the Wests Tigers against the Dolphins. Reilly played two further games for the club as they finished the year with the Wooden Spoon. On 21 November, it was announced by the Wests Tigers that they had released Reilly after he was not offered a new contract.{{cite web|url=https://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2023/11/21/club-news-2024-squad-update/|title=Club News: 2024 squad update|website=www.weststigers.com.au|date=21 November 2023 }}

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