Shannon Boyd (born 9 September 1992) is a former Australian professional

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footballer who last played as a for the

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in the

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, and has played for

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at international level. Boyd played for the

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and the

in the

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. He played for NSW Country in 2016.

Playing career

Boyd was born in

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, Australia. He played his junior football for the Cowra Magpies before being signed by the Canberra Raiders. He played for their NYC team from 2010 to 2012. Boyd played for the New South Wales Under 18s team and, in 2012, the Under 20s team.

2014

In Round 1, Boyd made his NRL debut for the Raiders off the interchange bench against the

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in a 28-22 loss at

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. In Round 6 against the

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, Boyd scored his first NRL try in a 26-12 loss at

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. On 23 April, Boyd re-signed with the Raiders, keeping him at the club till the end of the 2017 season. He scored one try from his 24 appearances in his debut season and was named the Raiders Rookie of the Year at the Meninga Medal presentation night.

2015

In May, Boyd was selected as 18th man for New South Wales Country. In Round 22 against the

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, he scored his first career double in the first half of the match in the Raiders' 20-18 loss at Canberra Stadium. He finished the

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with 20 matches and 5 tries. He was named in the

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train-on squad but was later ruled out due to injury. On 27 October, he re-signed with the Raiders on a 3-year contract.

2016

In the pre-season, Boyd was named in the Raiders'

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squad. On 8 May, Boyd started at prop for New South Wales Country against New South Wales City. During the season, Boyd was being recognised as being one of the in-form props of the competition, showing some great performances up front to lead the Raiders to a 10-match winning streak towards the finals. Boyd played in 26 matches and scored 2 tries for the Raiders. He was rewarded for his big season by being selected in the 24-man Australian Kangaroos squad for the Four Nations. On 15 October, Boyd made his international debut for Australia against

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, where he started at prop in the 26-6 win at

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. Boyd played in 4 matches of the tournament including playing off the interchange bench in the Kangaroos 34-8 Final win against New Zealand at

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2017

In April 2017, Boyd was selected to fill in the interchange bench for the Kangaroos after Raiders teammate

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was axed for drink-driving but later was selected as 18th man after coach

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opted to select

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for the void bench spot in their

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clash against New Zealand. Boyd had a more of a less exciting

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with him playing in 23 matches for the Raiders.

2018

On 16 May, Boyd has signed a 4-year deal with the

starting at 2019.

2019

On 5 August, Boyd was ruled out for the rest of the

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after suffering a shoulder injury which required surgery. Boyd made a total of 13 appearances for the Gold Coast in his first season at the club.

2020

Boyd announced his retirement from the NRL due to injuries.

Post playing

In December 2024, Boyd had signed on to play as coach-player of the Canowindra Tigers who played in the Woodbridge Cup competition.

References

External links

Gold Coast Titans profileCanberra Raiders profile
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