16 Facts About Mal Reilly

Malcolm John Reilly OBE was born on 19 January 1948 and is an English former rugby league player and coach.

Mal Reilly played in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, and coached in the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and 2000s.

Mal Reilly played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Castleford in England, and Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in Australia, as a loose forward,.

Mal Reilly coached at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Castleford, Leeds, Halifax, Huddersfield Giants and Hull Kingston Rovers in England, and Newcastle Knights in Australia, taking them to their first premiership in 1997.

Mal Reilly later became a Tigers Hall Of Fame Inductee.

Mal Reilly's signing proved a boon for Manly as his skills and toughness added to an already strong Manly forward pack.

Mal Reilly thus became only the third Englishman to play in a grand final-winning team in Australia.

Mal Reilly won caps for England while at Castleford in 1970 against Wales and France, and in 1977 against Wales, and won caps for Great Britain while at Castleford in 1970 against Australia, and New Zealand, and in the 1970 Rugby League World Cup against Australia, France, and Australia.

Mal Reilly was part of the victorious Great Britain touring team that defeated Australia in the Ashes series during the 1970 Great Britain Lions tour.

Mal Reilly represented Yorkshire while at Castleford in 1968 against Cumberland and Lancashire.

Mal Reilly stood down as Great Britain's coach in 1994.

Mal Reilly quit as Great Britain coach in early 1994.

Mal Reilly then took over as coach of Australian club; the Newcastle Knights for the 1995 ARL season, and their results improved markedly.

Mal Reilly's coaching career continued but he had less success as head coach of the Huddersfield Giants, who finished bottom of Super League under his stewardship.

Mal Reilly left the Leeds Rhinos at the end of the 2003's Super League VIII following a major coaching re-structuring.

Mal Reilly used to work as a sales representative in the Newcastle, New South Wales area, but lives in the UK .