Brett Boyd (born 28 March 1972) is an Australian former professional

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footballer who played for

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, Penrith and

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Biography

Boyd, a , played his junior football in

Goulburn Goulburn ( ) is a regional city in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia, approximately south-west of Sydney and north-east of Canberra. It was proclaimed as Australia's first inland city through letters patent by Queen Victor ...

and was a member of Canberra's under 21s premiership in 1990. In his first season in 1991 he appeared in 13 first-grade games for Canberra, including three finals. He featured in Canberra's preliminary final win over North Sydney, but wasn't used in the grand final loss to Penrith, the club he went on to join in the 1992 season. Having been an understudy to

Steve Walters Steve Walters (born 28 August 1965), also known by the nickname of "Boxhead", is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s who at the peak of his career was considered the best in the game. An ...

at Canberra, he was the first choice hooker at Penrith, playing 93 first-grade games in seven seasons. In 1999 and 2000 he played at North Queensland, under his former Canberra coach

Tim Sheens Timothy Sheens (born 30 October 1950) is an Australian professional rugby league football coach and former player. Head Coach of the Australia national team between 2009 and 2015, he has also been the head coach of National Rugby League (NRL) c ...

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Brett Boyd
at Rugby League project {{DEFAULTSORT:Boyd, Brett 1972 births Living people Australian rugby league players Canberra Raiders players North Queensland Cowboys players Penrith Panthers players Rugby league hookers Rugby league players from Goulburn, New South Wales