Barry Reilly
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Barry ‘Bunny’ Reillly ( Sydney, Australia), A rugby league player for the Eastern Suburbs(1966-71 & 1973-79) and Cronulla (1972) Clubs.
Also know as the ‘axe’, because of his defencive technique, he was said to chop down opposition attackers like an axe. Reilly was a member of Eastern Suburb's premiership winning sides in 1974-75.
During the 1990 Reilly helped out as a caretacker coach.
A backrower, Reilly Played almost 200 matches for his local club Eastern Suburbs and was named as a bench player in that clubs ’Team Of The Century’.
[edit] References
The Encyclopedia Of Rugby League Players; Alan Whiticker & Glen Hudson