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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 7 September 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tanah Boyd (born 28 July 2000) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a halfback or five-eighth for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Background
[edit]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]
Tanah's partner is Jacqui Yorston, who plays for Port Adelaide in AFL Women's
Playing career
[edit]Early career
[edit]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
[edit]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 NRL 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 Gold Coast against the Newcastle Knights.[15]
2020
[edit]Boyd played 13 games for the Gold Coast in the 2020 NRL season as the club finished ninth on the table and missed the finals.[16]
2021
[edit]Boyd was limited to only six matches in the 2021 NRL season. Boyd did not play in the Gold Coast's elimination finals loss to the Sydney Roosters.[citation needed]
2022
[edit]In round 25 of the 2022 NRL season, Boyd kicked a field goal in golden point extra-time to win the game for the Gold Coast 27–26 against the New Zealand Warriors.[17] Boyd played a total of 18 matches for the Gold Coast throughout the season scoring three tries. The club would endure a difficult season finishing 13th on the table.[18]
2023
[edit]In round 3 of the 2023 NRL season, Boyd scored two tries and kicked five goals in the Gold Coast's 38–34 upset victory over Melbourne.[19] Boyd played a total of 21 games for the Gold Coast in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 14th on the table.[20]
2024
[edit]Boyd played nine games for the Gold Coast in the 2024 NRL season as the club finished 14th on the table.[21] On 31 October 2024, Boyd signed a two-year deal with the New Zealand Warriors.[22]
Statistics
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Tries | Goals | FGs | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 |  Gold Coast Titans | 2 | ||||
| 2020 | 13 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 2021 | 6 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 2022 | 18 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 59 | |
| 2023 | 21 | 2 | 66 | 1 | 141 | |
| 2024 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 41 | |
| Totals | 69 | 9 | 108 | 3 | 255 |
*denotes season competing
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "Former captain Tyrone Roberts shown the door by Gold Coast Titans". www.foxsports.com.au.
- ^ "North Queensland hammers Penrith 38-8 on NRL finals eve, Brisbane Broncos' season comes to an end". www.abc.net.au.
- ^ "Titans' million-dollar man goes missing as Holbrook rues costly mistake: Brutal Review". www.foxsports.com.au.
- ^ "Unbeaten Broncos set up blockbuster Brisbane NRL derby against Dolphins as Warriors, Gold Coast score upset wins". www.abc.net.au.
- ^ "NRL 2023: Gold Coast Titans season review". www.sportingnews.com.
- ^ "The Mole's end-of-season review: Titans 'perennial enigma' who went missing as Des Hasler 'hallmark' falls flat". www.nine.com.au.
- ^ "Titan Boyd signs for two years". Warriors. 30 October 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.