Nigel Roy

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title: "Nigel Roy" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["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", "rugby-articles-needing-expert-attention"] description: "Australian rugby league footballer" topic_path: "law" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Roy" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Australian rugby league footballer ::

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Field	Value
name	Nigel Roy
birth_date
birth_place	Lismore, New South Wales,
height	183 cm
weight	93 kg
source
position
club1	Illawarra Steelers
year1start	1993
year1end	94
appearances1	27
tries1	10
goals1	0
fieldgoals1	0
points1	40
club2	North Sydney Bears
year2start	1995
year2end	99
appearances2	117
tries2	35
goals2	0
fieldgoals2	0
points2	140
club3	Northern Eagles
year3start	2000
appearances3	13
tries3	7
goals3	0
fieldgoals3	0
points3	28
club4	London Broncos
year4start	2001
year4end	04
appearances4	108
tries4	43
goals4	0
fieldgoals4	0
points4	156
new	yes
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Nigel Roy is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a and in the s in the 1990s and 2000s.

He played for Illawarra, North Sydney, Northern Eagles and the London Broncos.

Early life

Roy was born 15 March 1974 in Lismore, New South Wales, Australia.

He commenced his football playing in the junior teams in Kyogle.

Playing career

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.

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. Roy was one of the few players from Norths signed on to play for the new team. In 2001, Roy joined London and played with the club up until the end of 2004 before retiring.

References

References

1. [http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Nigel-Roy/summary.html Nigel Roy] ''rugbyleagueproject.org''
2. Butt, Phillippa. (25 September 2016). "NRLNT manager Nigel Roy helping grow rugby league in Top End". [[NT News]].
3. Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. (1995 edition) {{ISBN. 1875169571
4. "Manly Sea Eagles and North Sydney Bears must merge into a 'behemoth' club, says Brad Fittler".
5. "Why the demise of the North Sydney Bears has Sydney Roosters officials worried".

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