Richard Joyce (field hockey)

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Richard Joyce
Personal information
Full name Richard Kyle John Joyce
Born (1992-07-30) 30 July 1992 (age 30)
North Shore, New Zealand
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 88 kg (194 lb)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Racing
Senior career
YearsTeam
2014–2018 North Harbour
2020–present Racing
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2013 New Zealand U21 6 (0)
2014–present New Zealand 86 (0)
Last updated on: 11 October 2020

Richard Kyle John Joyce (born 30 July 1992) [1] is a New Zealand field hockey player who plays as a goalkeeper for Belgian club Racing Club de Bruxelles and the New Zealand national team. [2] [3]

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Personal life

Richard Joyce was born and raised in North Shore, New Zealand. [2]

Club career

In the New Zealand National Hockey League, Joyce played for the North Harbour men's team. [4] He joined Racing Club de Bruxelles in the Belgian Hockey League for the 2020–21 season. [5]

International career

Under-21

Richard Joyce made his debut for the New Zealand under-21 team in 2012, at the Sultan of Johor Cup in Johor Bahru. [6]

The following year in 2013, Joyce represented the team at the Junior World Cup in New Delhi. At the tournament, the team finished seventh. [7]

Black Sticks

In 2014, Richard Joyce debuted for the New Zealand senior international team, the 'Black Sticks', during a test series against Japan in Wellington. [7] [2]

Joyce claimed his first major medal for New Zealand in 2017, winning silver at the Oceania Cup in Sydney. [8] He followed this up with silver medals at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, [9] [10] and again at the Oceania Cup in 2019 in Rockhampton. [11]

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References

  1. "Team Details – New Zealand". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "Richard Joyce". blacksticks.co.nz. New Zealand Hockey Federation . Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  3. "JOYCE Richard". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Hockey Australia . Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  4. "JOYCE Richard". hockeynz.altiusrt.com. New Zealand Hockey Federation . Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  5. "2 derniers joueurs débarquent au Racing" (in French). 4 August 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  6. "MALAYSIA END UP LAST". sultanjohorcup.com.my. Sultan of Johor Cup . Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  7. 1 2 "JOYCE Richard". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  8. "DUAL OCEANIA CUP SUCCESS FOR HOCKEY AUSTRALIA". commonwealthgames.com.au. Commonwealth Games . Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  9. "Richard JOYCE". results.gc2018.com. GoldCoast2018 . Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  10. "Richard Joyce". olympic.org.nz. New Zealand Olympic Committee . Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  11. "Kookaburras beat Black Sticks to qualify for Tokyo, Hockeyroos face anxious wait". Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 15 October 2019.