Dylan Riley (rugby union)

This article is about the rugby union player. For other people, see Dylan Riley (disambiguation).

Dylan Riley (ディラン ライリー, Dylan Riley, born 2 May 1997) is a South African born, Australian raised, Japanese rugby union player who plays as a centre.^[2] He currently plays for Panasonic Wild Knights in Japan's domestic Top League. He received Japanese citizenship in 2019.

Dylan Riley

Full name	Dylan Riley
Date of birth	(1997-05-02) 2 May 1997 (age 25)
Place of birth	South Africa
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	102 kg (16 st 1 lb; 225 lb)
School	The Southport School^[1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2017 Brisbane City 5 (10) 2019– Saitama Wild Knights 32 (110) Correct as of 29 May 2022 National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2017 Australia U20 2 (5) 2021– Japan 7 (0) Correct as of 21 February 2021

International

After 3 Top League seasons for Panasonic Wild Knights, Dylan Riley received his first call-up to his adopted country, Japan head coach Jamie Joseph has named Dylan Riley in a 52-man training squad ahead of British and Irish Lions test.^[3]

Honours

Saitama Wild Knights

• League One – D1
  • Winner: 2022
• Top League
  • Winner: 2021

References

1. "Dylan Riley – League One". league-one.jp.
2. "Dylan Riley". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
3. "Japan name 21 uncapped players in 52-man training squad ahead of British and Irish Lions test". RugbyPass. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.

External links

• itsrugby.co.uk Profile