Roy Nurse
{{Short description|New Zealand international rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Roy Nurse
|fullname = Roydon Frederick Nurse
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|position = {{rlp|WG}}
|birth_date = 23 September 1919
|birth_place = Wales
|death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|1991|2|7|1919|9|23}}
|death_place = Auckland, New Zealand
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|club1 = Ponsonby United
|year1start = 1937
|year1end = 45
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|tries1 = 39
|goals1 = 13
|fieldgoals1 = 0
|points1 = 143
|club2 = Mount Albert United
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|teamA = Auckland Pakehā
|yearAstart = 1939
|yearAend = 45
|appearancesA = 8
|triesA = 2
|goalsA = 0
|fieldgoalsA = 0
|pointsA = 6
|teamB = Auckland
|yearBstart = 1939
|yearBend = 45
|appearancesB = 5
|triesB = 4
|goalsB = 0
|fieldgoalsB = 0
|pointsB = 12
|teamC = New Zealand
|yearCstart = 1946
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|appearancesC = 1
|triesC = 0
|goalsC = 0
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|updated = 12 August 2023
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Roydon Frederick Nurse was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand.
Playing career
Nurse played for the Ponsonby United side in the late 1930s and early 1940s before transferring to the Mount Albert Lions in the Auckland Rugby League competition and also represented Auckland Pakehā in several matches against Auckland Māori and Auckland.{{fact|date=January 2024}}
Nurse played one test match for New Zealand in 1946, becoming Kiwi number 286.{{cite web|url=http://nzrl.co.nz/kiwis-home/past-kiwis/|title=Kiwis Roll of Honour - New Zealand Rugby League|website=nzrl.co.nz|accessdate=20 October 2017}} The test was against the touring Great Britain Lions, and New Zealand won 13-8.{{fact|date=January 2024}}