Coaching Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Raymond Higgs
- Born
- 1950
- Place Of Birth
- Roma, Queensland, Australia
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- World Cup
- 1975, 1977
- The Ashes
- 1974
- Interstate Series
- 1975, 1976, 1977
- NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
- 1978
- Preseason Cup
- 1975
- RLW Player of the Year
- 1976
- Rothmans Medal
- 1976
Known Family Links
- Brother
- Adrian Higgs
Biography
Hard-as-nails Queensland forward (originally from Roma but representing Nambour) represented his state against Great Britain in 1974. The withdrawal of Souths forward Gary Stevens on the eve of the First Test in Brisbane catapulted Higgs into the Australian team. He then came to P’matta and although he did not play in another Test, starred in Australia's World Cup wins in 1975 and 1977. As captain of the Eels, Higgs led by example; a tough but fair second-row forward, he won the coveted Rothmans Medal in 1976. Captaining P’matta in consecutive grand final losses in 1976-77, Higgs was responsible for a courageous effort against Manly when he completed the match with a broken cheekbone. A valued defender, he made a club record 50 tackles in a match against C’bury at C’land Oval. However, after the club's loss in the 1977 grand final replay against St George, differences of opinion with coach Terry Fearnley saw him join Manly. (Author Neil Cadigan cites Fearnley's attempts to re-sign the club's former Test prop Bob O'Reilly for the 1978 season as the real reason for their split). Higgs returned to Queensland after an injury-plagued 1978 season and played against NSW in one of the two non-State-of-Origin matches in 1980.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Coaching Career Statistics
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Competition | Games | W | L | D | Win % | |||||||||
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NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||||||
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NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | ||||||||||||||
Team | Season | Games | W | L | D | Win % | ||||||||
Parramatta | NSWRFL 1976 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | Games | W | L | D | Win % | ||||||||
Parramatta | 1976 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List |
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Rugby League Tables, Paul Carter, Max Turner, Alan Katzmann, Bill Bates, AJ Lucantonio
Your Say
26/04/2011
Evening Ray. As a young boy growing up in Parramatta during the 70s spending Sunday afternoon at Cumberland Oval watching the mighty Eels go around gave me so much pleasure. I hope you and your family are all well, wish you all the best.
11/07/2012
I don't know if many people know Ray's nick name.
It was "Cement Head"
25/10/2012
Ray played a season for us at Eastern Suburbs in the Warwick and District Rugby league comp at the end of his career , early 80s. Tough as nails and a nice bloke. Hope you are well, mate.
23/05/2019
Ray was captain coach of Longreach 1979 and 1980.
First time I tackled him, felt like running into a concrete wall. I was with Barcaldine Sand Goannas
07/07/2020
Boy I remember you with affection cement head...I only wish Parra and indeed other teams had a player of your quality now. I bumped into “Rocket” up in Gove NT, in the early eighties, and we talked about that GF replay, where Saints got on top of us (Parra)...and he was amazed how soft Parra was in the replay...but he did say how hard of a player you were. Hope your well, and life is being kind to you
05/07/2023
HIGGSY !
An all-time legend, Charismatic and a Rock Solid Performer.....
You can never mistake his achievements and victories that were born on the field for the mighty blue & gold.
One of my favorite hard men of that era.
Always remember him, I hope he is still fighting fit, in the best of good health and prosperous.
Thank You for the memories Ray
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