Cameron Joyce (born 6 June 1992) is a
field hockey
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player from
Australia
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.
Personal life
Cameron Joyce was born and raised in
Port Pirie, South Australia
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.
Career
Club level
Throughout his junior career, Joyce played hockey for
Risdon Hockey Club in Port Pirie.
Following his move to
Adelaide, South Australia
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, Joyce began playing for
Port Adelaide District Hockey Club
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in Hockey SA's Premier League competition.
State level
Joyce plays representative hockey for his home state,
South Australia
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in
National Australian Championships
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His last representation at junior level was at the
2013 Under–21 Australian Championship in
Brisbane
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. In 2015, he represented the
SA Hotshots for the last time in the
in
Darwin.
In 2019, Joyce represented South Australia for the first time in four years during the
inaugural tournament of
Hockey Australia
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's new domestic national league,
Hockey One
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.
He is a member of SA's team, the
Adelaide Fire.
National level
Cameron Joyce was a member of the
Australia U–21 national team, the 'Burras', from 2011 to 2013. During his junior national career, Joyce captained the team twice in 2013, at the
AYOF and
Junior Oceania Cup, winning gold at both.
Joyce last represented the Burras at the
2013 Junior World Cup, where the team finished fifth.
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1992 births
Living people
Australian male field hockey players
Male field hockey defenders
Sportspeople from Port Pirie
Sportsmen from South Australia
21st-century Australian sportsmen
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