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Tanah Boyd
Personal information
Born (2000-07-28) 28 July 2000 (age 23)
Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight86 kg (13 st 8 lb)
Playing information
PositionHalfback, Five-eighth
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019– Gold Coast Titans 66 9 104 3 247
Source: [1]
As of 25 April 2024

Tanah Boyd (born 28 July 2000) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a halfback or five-eighth for the Gold Coast Titans 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]

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
Totals 60 7 86 2 202

*denotes season competing

References[edit]

  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.
  16. ^ "Former captain Tyrone Roberts shown the door by Gold Coast Titans". www.foxsports.com.au.
  17. ^ "North Queensland hammers Penrith 38-8 on NRL finals eve, Brisbane Broncos' season comes to an end". www.abc.net.au.
  18. ^ "Titans' million-dollar man goes missing as Holbrook rues costly mistake: Brutal Review". www.foxsports.com.au.
  19. ^ "Unbeaten Broncos set up blockbuster Brisbane NRL derby against Dolphins as Warriors, Gold Coast score upset wins". www.abc.net.au.
  20. ^ "NRL 2023: Gold Coast Titans season review". www.sportingnews.com.

External links[edit]

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