Tanah Boyd

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.

Tanah Boyd
Personal information
Born (2000-07-28) 28 July 2000
Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight85 kg (13 st 5 lb)
Playing information
PositionHalfback, Five-eighth, Hooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019– Gold Coast Titans 5 1 0 0 4
As of 22 September 2019
Source: [1]

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
  1. Rugby League Project
  2. Boulous, Chris (8 September 2017). "VIDEO | Westfields lose grand final replay". Fairfield City Champion. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  3. "2017 Australian Schoolboys Announced - Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League". SportsTG. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  4. "Shayne Boyd - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  5. "RESULTS: 2016 Cyril Connell Cup Round 1 » League Unlimited". League Unlimited. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  6. "Queensland Under 16 team". Queensland Rugby League. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  7. "Queensland Under 18 team". Queensland Rugby League. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  8. "Mal Meninga Cup state final teams". Queensland Rugby League. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  9. "Souths Logan team to face Penrith in final". Queensland Rugby League. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  10. "Queensland Under 18 team". Queensland Rugby League. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  11. "Tanah Boyd follows in footsteps of Prince of halves". Queensland Rugby League. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  12. "Titans sign Bronco Boyd until end of 2021". Gold Coast Titans. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  13. "TITANS PRODIGY TO MAKE BEARS ISC DEBUT". Gold Coast Bulletin.
  14. "Queensland Under 20 team announced for 2019". Queensland Rugby League. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  15. "The conversation Boyd didn't see coming". Gold Coast Titans. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
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