Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Thursday, 1st November, 1956
- Current Age
- 69 years and 151 days
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- Test Series
- Australia vs France 1981
- Interstate Series
- 1981
- World Club Challenge
- 1976
- Preseason Cup
- 1977, 1979, 1981
- Midweek Cup
- 1978
Biography
Captain of the undefeated Australian Schoolboys Tour of Great Britain in 1972, Royce Ayliffe spent several seasons playing for Wests Wollongong (under coach Cliff Watson) before coming to Easts as a 19-year-old in 1976. A rugged prop who modelled his game on the great Arthur Beetson, Ayliffe captained the Bob Fulton-coached Roosters to the minor premiership in 1980-81 and was named Dally M Captain of the Year in 1980. Ayliffe led Easts into the 1980 grand final loss to C’bury and his clash with Graeme Hughes in that game was a stark example of his tough, no-nonsense style. Ayliffe made one appearance for Australia, as a reserve in the Second Test against France at Brisbane in 1981, coming onto the field for the final 18 minutes of the match. He played in the 1982 State of Origin series but battled factions inside the Easts club before seeing out his career with Souths. In 2001 Ayliffe was appointed to the NRL Judiciary.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Additional Notes
After moving to Souths in 1984 he injured his knee in a trial game and missed the entire season.
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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| Representative Career - International | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests (Senior International Matches) | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | Illawarra Firsts | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Australia | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| Test Series | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Representative Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| State of Origin | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| Interstate Series | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NSWRFL/NSWRL Premiership (NRL) | - | 163 | 14 | 10 | - | 64 | 89 | 66 | 8 | 54.60% | List | ||||
| NSWRFL/NSWRL Finals | - | 9 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| Preseason Cup | 3 | 16 | - | - | - | - | 11 | 5 | 0 | 68.75% | List | ||||
| Midweek Cup | 1 | 17 | 2 | 5 | - | 16 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 64.71% | List | ||||
| Challenge Cup AU | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Other | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| World Club Challenge | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Charity Shield - AUS | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 203 | 17 | 17 | - | 87 | 121 | 85 | 8 | 59.61% | List | |||||
Test Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Australia | 1981 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
Australia - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Illawarra Firsts | 1975 | 3 | 1 | 4 | - | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| NSW Firsts | 1981 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| NSW | 1982 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| NSW City Seconds | 1982 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1975-1982 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 62.50% | List | ||||
NSWRFL/NSWRL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1976 | 22 | 3 | 10 | - | 29 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 59.09% | List | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1977 | 12 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 75.00% | List | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1978 | 16 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1979 | 12 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 8 | 1 | 25.00% | List | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1980 | 24 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 58.33% | List | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1981 | 17 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 64.71% | List | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1982 | 27 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 59.26% | List | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1983 | 22 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 54.55% | List | ||||
| South Sydney | NSWRL 1985 | 11 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27.27% | List | ||||
NSWRFL/NSWRL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | 1976-83 | 152 | 14 | 10 | - | 64 | 86 | 58 | 8 | 56.58% | List | ||||
| South Sydney | 1985 | 11 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27.27% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1976-1985 | 163 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 64 | 89 | 66 | 8 | 54.60% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, Rugby League Tables, Alan Katzmann, AJ Lucantonio, Steven Russo, Max Turner, Tim Costello, Tony McCarron
Sources:
Match Video, Newspapers
Your Say
25 Feb 2012 9:53pm
G'day Royce! I was at primary school with you (Mt St Thomas) & followed your career since. I was an officer in the Navy & also a Hells Angel 'til moving to the UK in 83. You always were fanatical about rugby even back then... well done to you. All the best in "retirement" mate.
12 Jul 2021 9:50am
Royce Ayliffe was the toughest bloke to represent the Roosters. Ayliffe was a great inspirational captain leading his team from the front row into many physical confrontations. A Rooster legend.
16 Dec 2021 9:25pm
Why are there no stats for the 1984 season? Thanks.
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