Career
Club career
Rylance played Right-wing, id est (that is) number 2 in Wakefield Trinity"s 13–12 victory over Wigan in the 1946 Challenge Cup final during the 1945-1946 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 4 May 1946. Rylance played stand-off/five-eighth in Wakefield Trinity"s 2–5 defeat by Bradford Northern in the 1945 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1945-1946 season at Thrum Hall, Halifax on Saturday 3 November 1945, played centre, id est (that is) number 3, and scored a try in the 10–0 victory over Hull in the 1946 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1946-1947 season at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 31 November 1946, he did not play in the 7–7 draw with Leeds in the 1947 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1947-1948 season at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield on Saturday 1 November 1947, and played Left-wing, id est (that is) number 5, and was captain in the 8–7 victory over Leeds in the 1947 Yorkshire Cup final replay during the 1947-1948 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Wednesday 5 November 1947. Rylance made his début for Wakefield Trinity in the 27–2 victory of Broughton Rangers at Belle Vue on Saturday 6 September 1941.
In 1950, he left Wakefield Trinity and joined Dewsbury.
In August 1951, he moved to Huddersfield. Representative honours
He was also selected for Yorkshire County XIII while at Wakefield Trinity during the 1945/46 and 1946/47 seasons.
He was in the Great Britain squad while at Huddersfield for the 1954 Rugby League World Cup in France, but did not participate in any of the four matches. "Played RU with Wakefield Q.E. Grammar School, but had experience of RL in workshop competitions before joining Wakefield in 1943.
Primarily an off-half, he also occupied the centre, full back and wing berths with skill and cr to give valuable service to the Club.
In "45/6 he scored 113 points in 11 weeks – a remarkable scoring run. Gained Yorkshire and England recognition. Dewsbury paid record fee for his transfer in 1950, after which he later joined Huddersfield before returning to Belle Vue as a committee member."
Ron Rylance"s marriage to Betty Reyner was registered during October→December 1948 in Wakefield district.