Rob Liley
| Birth name | Robert James Liley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 3 April 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Wakefield, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | John Liley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Robert James Liley (born 3 April 1970)[1] is an English former rugby union player. A fly half he played professionally for Sale, Leicester Tigers, Harlequins, Wakefield and Doncaster.[2] He was the starting fly half for Leicester in the 1997 Heineken Cup Final.
Career
[edit]Leicester
[edit]Liley moved to Leicester Tigers in 1996 to join his brother John. He made his debut on 25 August 1996 against Boroughmuir at Welford Road and scored 27 points, a club record for a player on debut.[3] He was Leicester's starting fly half in every game during the 1996-97 Heineken Cup, scoring a try in the quarter final victory over Harlequins.[4] Liley started the 1997 Heineken Cup Final for Leicester as they lost 28-9 to CA Brive.[5] After the signing of Joel Stransky in February 1997 Liley fell out of favour at Leicester and at the end of the season he moved on to Harlequins.
Representative
[edit]In May 2001 Liley was part of the Yorkshire side which won the County Championship with a 47-19 win over Cornwall at Twickenham.[6] In October 2001 Liley was named in the squad for England National Divisions (made up of players from clubs outside the top division) for their match against Australia.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Rob Liley". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ "Rob Liley stats". Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ Farmer, Stuart; Hands, David. Tigers - Official history of Leicester Football Club. The Rugby DevelopmentFoundation. p. 466. ISBN 978-0-9930213-0-5.
- ^ "Rugby Union: Liley rewards faith of Dwyer". The Independent. 18 November 1996. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ "The Second Heineken Cup Final". epcrugby.com. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ "Yorks claim county glory". 26 May 2001. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ "Selectors snub Cov stars". Coventry Telegraph. 23 October 2001. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
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