Billy Rayner

Billy Rayner
Personal information
Full name William Frederick Rayner
Born (1935-05-22)22 May 1935
Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Died 18 July 2006(2006-07-18) (aged 71)
Playing information
Position Hooker

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1956–67 Parramatta 203 6 0 0 18
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1957–64 NSW City Firsts 3 0 0 0 0
1960 New South Wales 2 0 0 0 0
1960 Australia 2 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Billy Rayner (22 May 1935 – 18 July 2006) was an Australian rugby league footballer from the 1950s and 1960s.

Career

Originally from Yass, New South Wales, Billy Rayner went on to play 195 games for Parramatta during a long 11-year career between 1956 and 1966. Rayner's playing career with Parramatta was during a very difficult period in the club's history where they struggled on the field for many years due to having limited resources and a weak playing roster. Rayner collected 6 wooden spoons in his career at Parramatta.[2]

He also represented both New South Wales and Australia on two occasions each in 1960. He is listed on the Australian Players Register as Kangaroo No. 360.[3] His usual position was as at hooker.[4] He later went on to be a director of the Parramatta Eels's club.[5]

In 1995 Rayner was awarded life membership of the New South Wales Rugby League. He died after a short illness in July 2006, aged 71.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Rugby League Project
  2. ↑ https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/seven-clubs-in-mix-for-nrl-wooden-spoon-and-the-most-unwanted-tag-in-rugby-league/news-story/082c6d690be0411e0d4059bc089e2f6c
  3. ↑ ARL Annual Report 2005
  4. ↑ Whiticker, Alan; Hudson, Glen (2007). The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players (5th ed.). Sydney, Australia: Gary Allen. pp. 454–5. ISBN 978-1-877082-93-1.
  5. ↑ http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org
  6. ↑ Sydney Morning Herald- Death Notice 21/07/2006


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