Morgan Boyle
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| Born | 17 July 1996 Bega, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 111 kg (17 st 7 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop, Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 2 April 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morgan Boyle (born 17 July 1996) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played as a prop and second-row forward for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles and the Gold Coast Titans in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Background
[edit]Boyle was born in Bega, New South Wales, Australia. He is the son of former Canberra Raiders player David Boyle, brother of dual international Millie Boyle and nephew of Australian international Jason Croker.[2]
Boyle played his junior rugby league for Cobargo Eels, before being signed by the Canberra Raiders.
Playing career
[edit]Early career
[edit]In 2014 and 2015, Boyle played for the Canberra Raiders' NYC team.[3]
In 2016, he joined the Gold Coast Titans and started playing for their NYC team.[4]
2017
[edit]In 2017, Boyle graduated to the Titans' Queensland Cup team, Tweed Heads Seagulls.[5] In round 6 of the 2017 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Titans against his former club the Raiders.[6][7]
2018
[edit]In round 5 of the 2018 NRL season, Boyle scored his first NRL try for the Gold Coast in the 32-20 win over the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles at Marley Brown Oval.
2019
[edit]Boyle made his first appearance for Manly-Warringah after leaving the Gold Coast mid-season in round 6 of the 2019 NRL season against St George, coming off the bench in a 12-10 loss at WIN Stadium.[8][9]
2020
[edit]Boyle was limited to only seven matches for Manly-Warringah in the 2020 NRL season as the club missed out on the finals finishing 13th.[10]
2021
[edit]On 5 April, it was announced that Boyle would miss the remainder of the 2021 NRL season with a shoulder injury.[11]
2022
[edit]Boyle made only one appearance for Manly in the 2022 NRL season which was against the Sydney Roosters in round 20 of the competition.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Morgan Boyle - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- ^ Chris Wilson (29 November 2013). "Raiders juniors' Morgan Boyle to keep footy in the family". Canberratimes.com.au. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ "B". Nyc Database. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ "Titans make additions to second-tier squad". NRL.com. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ NRL Digital Media. "Intrust Super Cup round 2 teams". QRL. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ "Updated team lists: Titans v Raiders". NRL.com. 18 December 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ NRL Digital Media. "NRL LATE MAIL: Titans v Raiders". Titans. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ "Vaughan to play; Sipley to start". NRL.
- ^ "Morgan Boyle signs with Manly until 2021". Bega District News.
- ^ O'Loughlin, Liam (26 October 2020). "NRL 2020 Season Review: How will your side fare next year?". Sporting News. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020.
- ^ "Big Bunnies blow as try-scoring machine faces a month on sidelines: Casualty Ward". www.foxsports.com.au.
- ^ "NRL 2022: Manly Sea Eagles season review". www.sportingnews.com. Retrieved 7 October 2022.