Triston Reilly (born 14 January 1999) is a professional rugby league player who most recently played for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League (NRL). His regular playing positions are centre and wing. He played for the

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previously and played for

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in the

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Competition at club level.

Rugby career

Reilly made his debut just one year out of the prestigious rugby nursery of

St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill , motto_translation = Strive Strive for better things , established = , type = Independent single-sex secondary day and boarding school , educational_authority = New South Wales Department of Educati ...

. The 19 year old made a great impression on Australian Sevens coach Tim Walsh in his second world series cap in London, scoring 3 tries in just 2 games, before getting injured for the remaining games. In 2017, Reilly played for the Australian youth rugby sevens team who finished third in the World youth all schools tournament which was played in New Zealand, where he scored 5 tries. Reilly made his debut for the Australian sevens team in April 2018.

Rugby League career

In 2022, Reilly joined Western Suburbs in the NSW Cup. In round 25 of the

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, Reilly made his first grade debut for the Wests Tigers against the Dolphins. Reilly played two further games for the club as they finished the year with the Wooden Spoon. On 21 November, it was announced by the Wests Tigers that they had released Reilly after he was not offered a new contract.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Reilly, Triston 1999 births Living people Australian rugby league players Australian rugby union players Australian rugby sevens players Male rugby sevens players Rugby league players from New South Wales Rugby league wingers Rugby union players from New South Wales Rugby union wings Sydney (NRC team) players New South Wales Waratahs players Sportspeople from Kempsey, New South Wales Indigenous Australian rugby league players Wests Tigers players Western Suburbs Magpies NSW Cup players Randwick DRUFC players People educated at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill