Dylan Riley (rugby union)

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Dylan Riley
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Born (1997-05-02) 2 May 1997 (age 28)
Durban, South Africa
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight102 kg (225 lb; 16 st 1 lb)
School The Southport School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre, Wing
Current team Panasonic Wild Knights
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2017 Brisbane City 5 (10)
2018– Panasonic Wild Knights 84 (235)
Correct as of 17 February 2025
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2017 Australia U20 2 (5)
2021– Japan 38 (50)
2023 Japan XV 2 (0)
Correct as of 20 November 2024

Dylan Riley (ディラン ライリー, Diran Rairī; born 2 May 1997) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a centre for Japan Rugby League One club Saitama Wild Knights. Born in South Africa, he represents Japan at international level after qualifying on residency grounds. [1] [2]

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Early life

Dylan Riley was born in Durban, and emigrated to Australia with his parents when he was eleven. [3] He was educated at Southport School on the outskirts of the Gold Coast, Queensland. [4] He later studied sports at Bond University. [4]

International career

Dylan Riley represented Australia national school team in 2015.

In 2017, he was selected for the Australian U20 to play in the Oceania Youth Championship. [5] He then competed in the World Rugby U-20 Championship in Georgia. [6] Excluded from his preferred position of second centre by Izaia Perese, he played only two matches during the competition and scored one try.

In April 2021, after spending more than three years in Japan, he declared that he wanted to represent the country internationally. [7] In the process, Jamie Joseph selected him for the first time with the Japan team in order to prepare for the test match against the British & Irish Lions. [8] He did not play in this match, but earned his first selection a few months later against his country of origin on 23 October 2021 in Ōita. [9]

He was called up to the national team to prepare for the 2023 World Cup. [10] He was then selected for the final squad for the World Cup. [11] [12] He started in three of the four matches played by his team.

Honours

Saitama Wild Knights

References

  1. ↑ "Dylan Riley". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "Dylan Riley – League One". league-one.jp.
  3. ↑ 編集ラグリパ編集部 (7 May 2021). "ラグビーリパブリック". rugby-rp.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  4. 1 2 "John Eales Scholarship brings rugby dreams to life for Gavin and Dylan | Bond University | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia". bond.edu.au. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  5. ↑ Newman, Beth (20 March 2017). "Four Aussie Sevens reps in U20 squad". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  6. ↑ Grant, Lee (7 May 2017). "BMW Australia Under 20 squad announced for Georgia". Green & Gold Rugby. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  7. ↑ "Young Aussies turn their backs on Wallabies to declare for Japan". www.stuff.co.nz. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  8. ↑ "Japan name 21 uncapped players in 52-man training squad ahead of British and Irish Lions test". www.rugbypass.com. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  9. ↑ Rugby, Planet (31 October 2021). "Australian-born duo to make Test debuts for Japan". Planet Rugby. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  10. ↑ "Brave Blossoms and National Team Wider Training Squads Announced". Japan Rugby Football Union. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  11. ↑ "Le Japon dévoile une pré-liste de 30 joueurs". rugbyrama.fr (in French). 15 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  12. ↑ "Japan squad for Rugby World Cup 2023: Full list of players selected for Brave Blossoms | Sporting News United Kingdom". www.sportingnews.com. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2024.


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