David Boyd (rugby league)

Last updated

David Boyd
Personal information
Full nameDavid Boyd
Born (1966-05-13) 13 May 1966 (age 58)
Playing information
Position Second-row, Prop
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1986–87 Canterbury Bulldogs 80000
1988–93 Newcastle Knights 11481034
1993–94 Halifax Blue Sox 301004
1995–96 Western Reds 351004
1997–98 Hull FC 3230012
Total219131054
Source: [1]

David Boyd (born 13 May 1966) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs from 1986 to 1987, he was part of the inaugural Newcastle Knights squad from 1988 to 1993 and then finished his career at the Western Reds from 1995 to 1996.

Contents

Playing career

Boyd made his debut for Canterbury-Bankstown in Round 12, 1986. Boyd played in the club's 4-2 grand final loss against Parramatta, with his high tackle on Parramatta's Ray Price resulting in a penalty goal for the Eels that proved to be their winning points. In 1988, Boyd joined Newcastle and was a foundation player of the club. Boyd played in the club's first ever game which ended in a 28–4 loss to Parramatta. [2]

In 1993, Boyd signed with English club Halifax Blue Sox (Heritage No. 1054) and spent two seasons with them before returning to Australia in 1995 signing with newly admitted club the Western Reds.

Boyd played in the club's first-ever match, a 28–16 victory over St. George, scoring a try in the game. Boyd played with the club until the end of 1996. Between 1997 and 1998, Boyd played for Hull FC (Heritage № 929) before retiring from the game. [3]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs</span> Australian rugby league club

The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Belmore, a suburb in the Canterbury-Bankstown region of Sydney. They compete in the NRL Telstra Premiership, as well as competitions facilitated by the New South Wales Rugby League, including the Canterbury Cup NSW, the Jersey Flegg Cup, Harvey Norman Women's Premiership, Tarsha Gale Cup, S. G. Ball Cup and the Harold Matthews Cup.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Newcastle Knights</span> Australian rugby league football club

The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league team based in Newcastle, New South Wales that competes in the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership. Playing in red and blue, the Knights joined the top tier competition in 1988, 79 years after the previous Newcastle based team, the Newcastle Rebels had departed the Sydney competition with the formation of a separate league competition based in the Newcastle region.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nathan Cayless</span> New Zealand international rugby league footballer and coach

Nathan Frederick Cayless is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s, and has coached in the 2010s. He played at representative level for New Zealand (captain), and at club level in the National Rugby League (NRL) for the Parramatta Eels, for whom he was a long-time captain, as a prop. He captained the New Zealand national team to a Rugby League World Cup victory over Australia in the 2008 Rugby League World Cup, and coached at club level in the Intrust Super Premiership for the Wentworthville Magpies from 2016 to 2018.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jim Dymock</span> Australia & Tonga international rugby league footballer and coach

Jim Dymock is a professional rugby league coach who is the assistant coach of the Manly Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League (NRL) and a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Luke Patten</span> Australian rugby league footballer

Luke "The General" Patten is a former professional rugby league footballer and NRL match official. A Junior Kangaroo and Country New South Wales representative fullback he played for the Illawarra Steelers, St George Illawarra Dragons and the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in Australia and the Salford City Reds in the Super League. Patten won the 2004 NRL Premiership with the Bulldogs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">David Gillespie</span> Australia international rugby league footballer

David "Cement" Gillespie is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a second-row and prop forward in the 1980s and 1990s. Gillespie played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Western Suburbs Magpies, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, New South Wales and for the Australian national side.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dean Pay</span> Australian RL coach and former rugby league footballer

Dean Pay is a former Australian professional rugby league footballer and former head coach of the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the National Rugby League (NRL), a professional player who played in the late 1980s and 1990s.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Michael Potter</span> Australian rugby league footballer and coach

Michael Potter is an Australian professional rugby league football coach who most recently served as the interim head coach of the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the National Rugby League (NRL), and a former professional rugby league footballer. He was previously head coach of Super League clubs, the Catalans Dragons, St Helens, the Bradford Bulls and NRL club the Wests Tigers. As a player, he was a New South Wales State of Origin representative fullback, playing his club football for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, the St George Dragons and the Western Reds. He currently works as an assistant coach for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lakes United</span> Australian rugby league club, based in Newcastle, NSW

Lakes United is a rugby league club based in the Newcastle, New South Wales region of Australia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cabramatta Two Blues</span> Australian rugby league club, based in Cabramatta, NSW

Cabramatta Two Blues, colloquially known as Cabra, is an Australian rugby league football club that was originally formed in 1919 and then later completely formed as the Two Blues in 1939. They have always based from the Parramatta Junior Leagues, and their junior teams compete in the Parramatta District Junior Rugby League Association. They currently compete in the Sydney Shield and have previously competed in the Ron Massey Cup however both sides did not field a side for the 2022 season in either competition. They play out of the Cabramatta, New South Wales, Sports Ground Complex which can fit up to 5,000 spectators. The Two Blues have won numerous A-Grade Titles with their last Premiership received in 2002.

Mark Sargent is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. A New South Wales State of Origin and Australian international representative forward, he played in the NSWRL premiership for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and Newcastle Knights, winning the Rothmans Medal in 1989 while playing for Newcastle.

Kris Tassell is a former Wales international rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. fullback, wing, or centre, he played for the Canberra Raiders, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, North Queensland Cowboys, Salford City Reds, Wakefield Trinity and the Swinton Lions.

Peter Mulholland was an Australian rugby league football coach. He coached ARL premiership expansion club Western Reds in their first two seasons before moving to France to take up the coaching position of Super League expansion team, Paris Saint-Germain. Before moving to the Bulldogs, Mulholland was Assistant Coach from 1999 to 2001 and Director of Recruitment (2002–2008) at the Penrith Panthers.

Glenn Frendo is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and early 1990s. He played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs from 1986 to 1987 and he was part of the inaugural Newcastle Knights squad from 1988 to 1990.

Trent Hodkinson is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a halfback in the NRL.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">David Klemmer</span> Australia international rugby league footballer

David Klemmer is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League (NRL) and Australia international level.

Jason Andrew Alchin is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who primarily played as a halfback. He played for Canterbury-Bankstown, St. George and Western Suburbs in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shaun Lane</span> Australian rugby league footballer

Shaun Lane is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as second-row forward for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League (NRL).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Marcelo Montoya</span> Fiji international rugby league footballer

Marcelo Eduardo Montoya Jr is a Fijian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger or centre for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League (NRL) and Fiji at international level.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kyle Flanagan (rugby league)</span> Australian professional rugby league footballer

Kyle Flanagan is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a five-eighth for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League (NRL).

References

  1. "David Boyd – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". Rugby League Project.
  2. "Knights team of 1988 reunite". Newcastle Knights. 6 March 2015.
  3. "David Boyd". rugbyleaguerecords.co.uk.