Ryan Brierley

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Ryan "Kes" Brierley
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Personal information
Full nameRyan Brierley
Born (1992-03-12) 12 March 1992 (age 29)
Preston, Lancashire, England
Height5 ft 11.5 in (181.6 cm)
Weight12 st 12 lb (82 kg)
Playing information
PositionStand-off, Scrum-half, Fullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2012–16 Leigh Centurions 125 133 26 4 588
2016–17 Huddersfield Giants 26 15 2 0 64
2017–19 Toronto Wolfpack 40 26 83 2 272
2019(loan) → Leigh Centurions 13 11 21 1 87
2020 Hull Kingston Rovers 10 3 8 0 28
2021 Leigh Centurions 10 5 12 0 44
2022– Salford Red Devils 0 0 0 0 0
Total 224 193 152 7 1083
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016– Scotland 7 3 18 0 48
As of 31 December 2021
Source: [1][2]

Ryan Brierley (born 12 March 1992) is a Scotland international rugby league footballer who plays as a goal-kicking stand-off, scrum-half or fullback for Salford Red Devils in the Betfred Super League.

He previously played for Leigh in the Championship, and for the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League. Brierly has played for the Toronto Wolfpack and spent time on loan from Toronto at the Centurions in the second tier.

Background[]

Brierley was born in Preston, Lancashire, England.

Club career[]

Early career[]

Brierley played his junior rugby with local club Westhoughton Lions, joining the Castleford Tigers in 2009.

Brierley quickly stepped up from the Under 18s side to the Under 20s for the 2011 season and appeared in a first team friendly for Castleford early in 2012, scoring a try against York City Knights.

Leigh Centurions[]

After failing to get an opportunity in the first team with Castleford, Brierley joined Leigh Centurions. Brierley's first appearance for the club came on Saturday 7 January 2012 when he scored two tries in a friendly victory away to Super League neighbours Salford City Reds.

He became a prolific try-scorer at the club, finishing as the club's top try-scorer for four consecutive seasons between 2012 and 2015. He moved into the club's top 5 all-time leading try-scorers with 133 in 125 appearances following a two-try display against Bradford Bulls on 28 February 2016, which was his last match for the club.[3]

Huddersfield[]

After triggering a clause in his contract, Brierley left Leigh and joined Super League club Huddersfield Giants on a four-and-a-half year contract in March 2016.[4]

Toronto Wolfpack[]

Brierley signed with the Toronto Wolfpack for an undisclosed transfer fee in April 2017.

Leigh Centurions (rejoined)[]

After just one season with Hull KR, Brierley returned to Leigh for the 2021 season.[5]

On 8 July 2021, it was announced that Brierley would be ruled out for an indefinite period with a eye injury.[6]

In round 24 of the 2021 Super League season, he scored a hat-trick in Leigh's 26–18 victory over Wakefield. It only Leigh's second victory of the year.[7]

Salford Red Devils[]

On 20 September 2021, it was reported that he had signed for Salford in the Super League[8]

International career[]

Though born in England, Brierley's family is from Kilwinning in North Ayrshire, and thus he qualifies to play for Scotland at international level.[9] He made his Scotland début in the 2016 Four Nations, scoring a try in a defeat by Australia.

Honours[]

  • Championship: 2014, 2015

League 1-champion: 2017

References[]

  1. ^ "Ryan Brierley". loverugbyleague.com. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  2. ^ Rugby League Project
  3. ^ Turley praises Brierley's achievement in reaching top five try scorers
  4. ^ Ryan Brierley leaves Leigh to join Huddersfield Giants
  5. ^ "Ryan Brierley returns to Leigh". 30 October 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Leigh's Ryan Brierley to see specialist about horrific eye injury". www.leighjournal.co.uk.
  7. ^ "Leigh Centurions 26-18 Wakefield Trinity". www.bbc.co.uk.
  8. ^ "Ryan Brierley to join boyhood club Salford". Love Rugby League. 20 September 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  9. ^ Brierley admits Scotland début is highlight of his career

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