Tanah Boyd
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| Born | 28 July 2000 Penrith, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 86 kg (13 st 8 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Halfback, Five-eighth, Hooker | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 22 September 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tanah Boyd (born 28 July 2000) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a halfback for the Gold Coast Titans in the NRL.
Background
Boyd was born in Penrith, New South Wales, Australia.
A Runaway Bay Seagulls junior, Boyd attended Keebra Park State High School, before being signed by the Brisbane Broncos. In 2017, Boyd was a member of Keebra Park's ARL Schoolboy Cup winning side and was selected for the Australian Schoolboys on their tour of New Zealand.[2][3] Boyd's father, Shayne, is a former first grade player, playing for the Penrith Panthers and Balmain Tigers.[4]
Playing career
Early career
In 2016, Boyd played for Gold Coast White in the Cyril Connell Cup and was selected in the Queensland under-16 side.[5][6] In 2017, he joined the Souths Logan Magpies, playing for their Mal Meninga Cup side, and was selected in the Queensland under-18 side.[7][8] In 2018, he began the season playing for the Magpies' Mal Meninga Cup side, who won the Grand Final but lost to the Penrith Panthers in the under-18 National Title game.[9] Later that season, he made his Hastings Deering Colts and Queensland Cup debut for Souths Logan, and was again selected in the Queensland under-18 side.[10]
2019
In 2019, Boyd moved up to the Brisbane Broncos NRL squad on a development contract.[11]
On 12 June, he made a mid-season move to the Gold Coast Titans, signing with the club until the end of the 2021 season.[12] He began playing for their Queensland Cup feeder side, the Burleigh Bears.[13] On 30 June, he was selected in the Queensland under-20 team, coming off the bench in their loss to New South Wales.[14]
In Round 24 of the 2019 NRL season, Boyd made his NRL debut for the Titans against the Newcastle Knights.[15]
References
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ Boulous, Chris (8 September 2017). "VIDEO | Westfields lose grand final replay". Fairfield City Champion. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ "2017 Australian Schoolboys Announced - Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League". SportsTG. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ "Shayne Boyd - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ "RESULTS: 2016 Cyril Connell Cup Round 1 » League Unlimited". League Unlimited. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ "Queensland Under 16 team". Queensland Rugby League. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ "Queensland Under 18 team". Queensland Rugby League. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ "Mal Meninga Cup state final teams". Queensland Rugby League. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ "Souths Logan team to face Penrith in final". Queensland Rugby League. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ "Queensland Under 18 team". Queensland Rugby League. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ "Tanah Boyd follows in footsteps of Prince of halves". Queensland Rugby League. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ "Titans sign Bronco Boyd until end of 2021". Gold Coast Titans. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ "TITANS PRODIGY TO MAKE BEARS ISC DEBUT". Gold Coast Bulletin.
- ^ "Queensland Under 20 team announced for 2019". Queensland Rugby League. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ "The conversation Boyd didn't see coming". Gold Coast Titans. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.