Royce Ayliffe

{{Short description|Australia international rugby league footballer}}

{{Use Australian English|date=July 2013}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}}

{{Infobox rugby league biography

| name = Royce Ayliffe

| fullname = David Royce Ayliffe

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|01|01|df=y}}

| birth_place = Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia

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| retired = yes

| position = {{rlp|PR}}

| club1 = Eastern Suburbs

| year1start = 1976

| year1end = 83

| appearances1 = 150

| tries1 = 14

| goals1 = 10

| fieldgoals1 = 0

| points1 = 67

| club2 = South Sydney

| year2start = 1985

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| appearances2 = 11

| tries2 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| fieldgoals2 = 0

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| teamA = New South Wales

| yearAstart = 1982

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| appearancesA = 3

| triesA = 0

| goalsA = 0

| fieldgoalsA = 0

| pointsA = 0

| teamB = Australia

| yearBstart = 1981

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| appearancesB = 1

| triesB = 0

| goalsB = 0

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| source = {{cite book|last=Collis|first=Ian|title=The A to Z of Rugby League Players|year=2018|publisher=New Holland Publishers|isbn=9781921024986}}

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David Royce Ayliffe (born 1 January 1956) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. An Australian international and New South Wales State of Origin representative, he played for and captained the Eastern Suburbs club. Ayliffe also played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs club.

During the 1976 NSWRFL season, Brass played in the forwards, helping Eastern Suburbs to victory in their unofficial 1976 World Club Challenge match against British champions St. Helens in Sydney.

While attending Wollongong Keira High School, Ayliffe played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 1972.{{cite web|title=SportingPulse Homepage for Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League|url=http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=7-2130-0-0-0&sID=26424|accessdate=2008-10-10| publisher=SportingPulse}} He also gained selection for the Australian Kangaroos in 1981. Since retirement he has served on the NRL Judiciary.

On 24 October 2000, Ayliffe was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for rugby league achievements.{{cite web|title=Royce Ayliffe|url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/971277|publisher=Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet|accessdate=6 January 2012}}