Sid Riley Explained

Sid Riley
Birth Name:Sidney Austin Riley[1]
Birth Date:18 April 1878
Birth Place:Auckland, NZ
Death Place:Auckland
Ru Position:centre
Repyears1:1903
Repteam1:Australia
Repcaps1:1
Reppoints1:0
Sid Riley
Fullname:Sidney Austin Riley
Club1:Ponsonby United
Year1start:1910
Year1end:1912
Appearances1:20
Tries1:6
Goals1:3
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:24
Teama:Auckland
Yearastart:1908
Yearaend:12
Appearancesa:8
Triesa:1
Goalsa:0
Fieldgoalsa:0
Pointsa:3
Teamb:New Zealand
Yearbstart:1912
Appearancesb:1
Triesb:0
Goalsb:0
Fieldgoalsb:0
Pointsb:0
Retired:yes

Sidney Austin Riley (18 April 1878 – 31 March 1964) was a rugby union player who represented Australia.

Riley, a centre, was born in Auckland, New Zealand, and claimed one international rugby cap for Australia, against New Zealand, at Sydney, on 15 August 1903. He also played rugby league in a match for New Zealand against Auckland and played for Auckland several times and was a member of the Ponsonby rugby club and Ponsonby United rugby league club.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Scrum.com player profile of Sid Riley. Scrum.com. 12 July 2010.