Billy Rayner

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

Billy Rayner
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Frederick Rayner
Born(1935-05-22)22 May 1935
Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Died18 July 2006(2006-07-18) (aged 71)
Playing information
PositionHooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1956–67 Parramatta 195 7 0 0 21
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]

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 1967, Rayner was made a life member of the Parramatta club.[6]

In 1995 Rayner was awarded life membership of the New South Wales Rugby League. In 2004, Rayner was inducted into the Parramatta clubs Hall of Fame.[7] He died after a short illness in July 2006, aged 71.[8]

References
  1. Rugby League Project
  2. Seven clubs in mix for NRL wooden spoon and the most unwanted tag in rugby league
  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. "Home". Rugby League Project.
  6. "Parramatta National Rugby League Life Members". Parramatta Eels.
  7. "Parramatta National Rugby League Hall of Fame". Parramatta Eels.
  8. Sydney Morning Herald- Death Notice 21 July 2006


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