Billy Rayner
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| Full name | William Frederick Rayner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
22 May 1935 Yass, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 July 2006 (aged 71) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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.[1] His usual position was as at hooker.[2] He later went on to be a director of the Parramatta Eels's club.[3]
In 1995 Rayner was awarded life membership of the New South Wales Rugby League. He died after a short illness in July 2006, age 73.[4]
References
- ↑ ARL Annual Report 2005
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org
- ↑ Sydney Morning Herald- Death Notice 21/07/2006
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