Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- William Frederick Rayner
- Born
- Wednesday, 22nd May, 1935
- Died
- Tuesday, 18th July, 2006 (Aged 71 years and 57 days)
- Place Of Birth
- Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Biography
Originally from Yass, Billy Rayner was signed by P’matta Secretary Jack Scullin after representing Monaro against France in 1955. The durable hooker had a long career with the Eels and after playing for NSW in 1960, played in two Tests against France. Rayner was selected in the Australian World Cup team that year but did not play in a competition match (he did however, play for 'Rest of the World' against Great Britain). A member of the P’matta team that defeated South Africa in 1963, he became a director of the P’matta Club after his retirement. Rayner passed away after a short illness in 2006.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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Competitions | ||||||||||||||
| Competition | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
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| Country Carnival | 4 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | Southern NSW | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Monaro | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| NRL | 195 | 7 | - | - | 21 | 69 | 120 | 6 | 35.38% | List | ||||
| City vs Country Firsts | 3 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| City Cup | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Interstate Matches | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | Australia | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||
| Test Series | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Craven Mild Cup | 21 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 15 | 0 | 28.57% | List | ||||
| NRL Finals | 5 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20.00% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | Parramatta Eels | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
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Test Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Australia | 1960 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||
International Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Rest Of The World | 1960 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
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Australia - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Riverina | 1954 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Southern NSW | 1954 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Monaro | 1955 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||
| NSW City Seconds | 1957-58, 1960 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| Possibles (AU) | 1959 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| NSW City Firsts | 1959, 1961, 1964 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | |||
| Metropolis | 1960 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| NSW Firsts | 1960 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||
| Overall | 1954-1964 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 57.14% | List | |||
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NRL/NSWRL - By Year | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Parramatta | NSWRFL 1956 | 18 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 22.22% | List | |||
| Parramatta | NSWRFL 1957 | 18 | 5 | - | - | 15 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 11.11% | List | |||
| Parramatta | NSWRFL 1958 | 18 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 15 | 0 | 16.67% | List | |||
| Parramatta | NSWRFL 1959 | 15 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 13 | 0 | 13.33% | List | |||
| Parramatta | NSWRFL 1960 | 16 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 14 | 0 | 12.50% | List | |||
| Parramatta | NSWRFL 1961 | 15 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 12 | 0 | 20.00% | List | |||
| Parramatta | NSWRFL 1962 | 19 | - | - | - | - | 9 | 8 | 2 | 47.37% | List | |||
| Parramatta | NSWRFL 1963 | 20 | - | - | - | - | 12 | 8 | 0 | 60.00% | List | |||
| Parramatta | NSWRFL 1964 | 18 | - | - | - | - | 13 | 5 | 0 | 72.22% | List | |||
| Parramatta | NSWRFL 1965 | 19 | - | - | - | - | 11 | 7 | 1 | 57.89% | List | |||
| Parramatta | NSWRFL 1966 | 18 | - | - | - | - | 8 | 8 | 2 | 44.44% | List | |||
| Parramatta | NSWRFL 1967 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
NRL/NSWRL - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Parramatta | 1956-67 | 195 | 7 | - | - | 21 | 69 | 120 | 6 | 35.38% | List | |||
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Rugby League Tables, Greg Fiveash, Alan Katzmann, Max Turner, Paul Carter
Your Say
22/03/2020
Billy Rayner was nearly as wide as he was tall. Norm Provan riled the Parramatta crowd in a game at Cumberland Oval where he smacked Billy across the head for no apparent reason. Billy was a known prankster nicknamed "Funny." When the Eels were on an end of season trip in the early 1980s he caused confusion during Bingo games by constantly yelling "Bingo!" while not in the game.
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