Riley Brown
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Full name | Riley Brown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 96 kg (15 st 2 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Hooker, Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Riley Brown (born on 15 October 1984) is an Australian professional rugby league player who is currently contracted with the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Although he was born in Bundaberg, Queensland, he was raised in the town of Singleton. On 2 June, 2000, his mother Judith was murdered in her Anna Bay home. Brown's father, Ross, was convicted of the crime, and is serving 18 years in Lithgow prison[1]. Brown believes that his father is innocent of the crime. He has two younger brothers, Joel and Gene.
Aged 17 Brown represented Singleton at first team level.Brown made his NRL debut on 4 April, 2004, for the Newcastle Knights against the St George Illawarra Dragons at WIN Stadium. After playing 40 games for the Knights, Brown was signed by the Sydney Roosters for the 2008 season. Brown primarily plays at hooker.
In his first game for the Roosters, Brown infamously injured former Rooster and current South Sydney player Craig Wing in the 8th minute of the match with a shoulder charge into Wing's back while Wing was being held up by two other players.[citation needed] Wing suffered a dislocated shoulder.
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