Riley Jones (rugby league)

Riley Jones

Personal information
Born	(2002-01-11) 11 January 2002 (age 22) Gosford, New South Wales, Australia
Height	190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	92 kg (14 st 7 lb)
Playing information
Position	Hooker
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2023– Newcastle Knights 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1] As of 2 September 2023

Riley Jones (born 11 January 2002) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League. His position is hooker.

Background

Born in Gosford, New South Wales, Jones played his junior rugby league for The Entrance Tigers, before being signed by the Newcastle Knights.

Playing career

Early years

Jones rose through the ranks for the Newcastle Knights, playing with their Harold Matthews Cup team in 2018, the S. G. Ball Cup side from 2019 to 2021 and finally the Jersey Flegg Cup team from 2022 to 2023.^[2]

2023

In round 27 of the 2023 NRL season, Jones made his NRL debut for the Knights against the St. George Illawarra Dragons.^[3]

References

1. "Riley Jones - Playing Career - RLP". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
2. "Riley Jones". 13 March 2022.
3. "Dragons v Knights Round 27 NRL Team List". Newcastle Knights. 29 August 2023.

External links

• Newcastle Knights profile