Nigel Roy
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| Born | 15 March 1974 Lismore, New South Wales,
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| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 93 kg (14 st 9 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Centre, Fullback | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nigel Roy is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a wing, fullback and in the centres in the 1990s and 2000s.
He played for Illawarra, North Sydney, Northern Eagles and the London Broncos.
Early life
[edit]Roy was born 15 March 1974 in Lismore, New South Wales, Australia.
He commenced his football playing in the junior teams in Kyogle.[2]
Playing career
[edit]Roy made his first grade debut for Illawarra in round 10 1993 against Cronulla-Sutherland at WIN Stadium which ended in a 30–0 victory. Roy departed Illawarra at the end of 1994 and signed with North Sydney.[3]
While at the North Sydney Bears, Roy played finals in 4 out of 5 seasons at the club and was a member of the Norths side which made consecutive preliminary finals in 1996 & 1997.
In 2000, North Sydney merged with arch rivals Manly-Warringah to form the Northern Eagles.[4][5] Roy was one of the few players from Norths signed on to play for the new team.[6]
In the 2001 season, Roy joined London Broncos[7] and in 2002 extended his contract with the club until the end of 2004[8] when he retired.[9]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Nigel Roy". Rugby League Project.
- ↑ Butt, Phillippa (25 September 2016). "NRLNT manager Nigel Roy helping grow rugby league in Top End". NT News. Archived from the original on 29 September 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. (1995 edition) ISBN 1875169571
- ↑ "Manly Sea Eagles and North Sydney Bears must merge into a 'behemoth' club, says Brad Fittler". Sporting News.
- ↑ "Why the demise of the North Sydney Bears has Sydney Roosters officials worried". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ↑ "NRL duo join Broncos". BBC Sport. 18 August 2003. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
- ↑ "Saints face tough title task". BBC Sport. 25 December 2000. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
- ↑ "Roy agrees new Broncos deal". BBC Sport. 12 September 2002. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
- ↑ "Stars young and old shine at awards night". londonbroncos.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 October 2004.
External links
[edit]- NRL points Archived 23 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- London Broncos profile
- 1974 births
- Living people
- Australian rugby league players
- Brisbane Tigers players
- Illawarra Steelers players
- 20th-century Australian sportsmen
- Kyogle Turkeys players
- London Broncos players
- North Sydney Bears players
- Northern Eagles players
- Rugby league centres
- Rugby league fullbacks
- Rugby league players from Lismore, New South Wales
- Rugby league wingers