Peter Reilly (rugby union) explained

Peter Reilly
Full Name:Norman Peter Reilly
Birth Date:10 October 1944
Birth Place:Roma, QLD, Australia
Position:Lock
Repyears1:1968–69
Repcaps1:10
Reppoints1:0

Norman Peter Reilly (born 10 October 1944) is an Australian former rugby union international.[1]

Born in Roma, Queensland, Reilly attended Brisbane's St Joseph's College (Gregory Terrace).[2]

A lock, Reilly was a first-grade player for Brothers and gained 10 Wallabies caps, debuting against the All Blacks at the Sydney Cricket Ground in 1968. His career coincided with a rebuilding phase for the Wallabies and he only featured in one Test win, over France in Sydney. He appeared in all four Tests on the 1969 tour of South Africa.[2]

Reilly played rugby league for Past Brothers in the 1970s.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Wallabies' Test planning awry . . 22 July 1969.
  2. Web site: Norman Peter Reilly . classicwallabies.com.au . en.
  3. Web site: FLASHBACK: September 1970 . Steve Ricketts . 22 June 2016.