Rob Liley Explained

Rob Liley
Birth Name:Robert James Liley
Birth Date:1970 4, df=y
Birth Place:Wakefield, England
Relatives:John Liley
Ru Position:Fly Half
Years1:1995 - 96
Clubs1:Sale
Apps1:18
Points1:167
Years2:1996 - 97
Clubs2:Leicester
Apps2:27
Points2:167
Years3:1997 - 2000
Clubs3:Harlequins
Apps3:42
Points3:222
Years4:2000 - 02
Clubs4:Wakefield
Apps4:44
Points4:377
Years5:2002 - 06
Clubs5:Doncaster
Apps5:88
Points5:1,019
Totalyears:1995 - 2006
Totalapps:219
Totalpoints:1,952

Robert James Liley (born 3 April 1970)[1] is an English former rugby union player. A fly half he played professionally for Sale, Leicester Tigers, Harlequins, Wakefield and Doncaster.[2] He was the starting fly half for Leicester in the 1997 Heineken Cup Final.

Career

Leicester

Liley moved to Leicester Tigers in 1996 to join his brother John. He made his debut on 25 August 1996 against Boroughmuir at Welford Road and scored 27 points, a club record for a player on debut.[3] He was Leicester's starting fly half in every game during the 1996-97 Heineken Cup, scoring a try in the quarter final victory over Harlequins.[4] Liley started the 1997 Heineken Cup Final for Leicester as they lost 28-9 to CA Brive.[5] After the signing of Joel Stransky in February 1997 Liley fell out of favour at Leicester and at the end of the season he moved on to Harlequins.

Representative

In May 2001 Liley was part of the Yorkshire side which won the County Championship with a 47-19 win over Cornwall at Twickenham.[6] In October 2001 Liley was named in the squad for England National Divisions (made up of players from clubs outside the top division) for their match against .[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rob Liley. ESPNscrum. 23 November 2017.
  2. Web site: Rob Liley stats. 23 November 2017.
  3. Book: Farmer. Stuart. Hands. David. Tigers - Official history of Leicester Football Club. The Rugby DevelopmentFoundation. 978-0-9930213-0-5. 466.
  4. Web site: Rugby Union: Liley rewards faith of Dwyer. The Independent. 18 November 1996. 23 November 2017.
  5. Web site: The Second Heineken Cup Final. 23 November 2017. epcrugby.com.
  6. Web site: Yorks claim county glory. 26 May 2001. 23 November 2017.
  7. Web site: Selectors snub Cov stars. Coventry Telegraph. 23 October 2001. 23 November 2017.