Joe Boyce (born 1 February 1994) is an Australian professional
rugby league
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footballer who plays for the
Townsville Blackhawks in the
Queensland Cup
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. Primarily a , he previously played for the
Brisbane Broncos
The Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Red Hill, a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland. Founded in April 1987, the Broncos compete in the National Rugby League (NRL) and play their home games at ...
in the
National Rugby League
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.
Background
Born on the
Sunshine Coast, Queensland
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, Boyce played his junior football for the
Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles,
Nambour Crushers and
Norths Devils
The Northern Suburbs Devils, or North Brisbane Devils, or often simply referred to as Norths for short, are a rugby league club representing the northern suburbs of Brisbane, Australia. The team colours are sky blue, navy blue and gold. They pl ...
, before being signed by the
Newcastle Knights
The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league team based in Newcastle, New South Wales that competes in the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership. Playing in red and blue, the Knights joined the top-tier competition in New ...
.
Playing career
Early career
After trialling with the
Penrith Panthers
The Penrith Panthers are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Greater Western Sydney suburb of Penrith, New South Wales, Penrith that competes in the National Rugby League (NRL). The team is based west of the cen ...
, a Newcastle Knights scout signed Boyce to a two-year contract starting in 2013. In 2013 and 2014, he played for Newcastle's
NYC team.
In October 2014, he signed a two-year contract with the
Brisbane Broncos
The Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Red Hill, a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland. Founded in April 1987, the Broncos compete in the National Rugby League (NRL) and play their home games at ...
starting in 2015, following Newcastle coach
Wayne Bennett to Brisbane.
2015
In round 11 of the
2015 NRL season, Boyce made his
NRL
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debut for Brisbane against his former club, the Newcastle Knights.
2018-2022
After a number of seasons playing for the Broncos' feeder clubs, Boyce joined the
Townsville Blackhawks for the 2018 season. Boyce played with the Townsville club up until the end of 2022 making 69 appearances.
References
External links
2015 Brisbane Broncos profile
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1994 births
Living people
Australian rugby league players
Brisbane Broncos players
Norths Devils players
Queensland Residents rugby league team players
Rugby league locks
Rugby league players from Queensland
Souths Logan Magpies players
Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles players
Sportspeople from the Sunshine Coast
21st-century Australian sportsmen