David Riolo
Australian rugby league footballer
David Riolo (born 20 April 1972) is a former Italy international rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s for Illawarra and Parramatta.
Background
Riolo was born in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.
Overview
Riolo played fullback over the course of his nine-year career in the Australian Rugby League competition. He also represented Italy in 1999 Mediterranean Cup and in the Rugby League Emerging Nations Tournament in 2000.
Following his retirement from rugby league, David Riolo worked as a sports reporter for WIN Television, before turning his attention to sports management as an accredited Australian Football League, National Rugby League and Australian Rugby Union agent.
Riolo is responsible for the careers of a significant number of Australia’s sporting stars.
Playing career
Riolo played the majority of his career with the Illawarra Steelers, his hometown club, before retiring with the Parramatta Eels in 1998. Riolo's final first grade game as a player was the 1997 major qualifying final against North Sydney which Norths won 24-14.
At the end of the 1999 season, Riolo represented Italy in the first Mediterranean Cup. Riolo later captain/coached The Azzuri in the Rugby League Emerging Nations Tournament in which they were runners-up to British Amateur Rugby League Association, narrowly missing out on a place at the 2000 Rugby League World Cup.
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