Scott Boyde
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| Born |
5 August 1994 Brisbane, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | Queensland Blades | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Brisbane Blaze | ||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Australia | 7 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | New Zealand | 35 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Scott Boyde (born 5 August 1994)[1] is an Australian born field hockey player, who plays as a forward for the New Zealand national field hockey team.[2] He also formerly represented Australia in 2016.
Personal life
[edit]Scott Boyde was born and raised in Brisbane, Queensland.[3]
He also was a teacher at Wellington Point State High School but left to pursue his career in field hockey, after being announced for the Olympic squad in 2024.
Career
[edit]Domestic league
[edit]Boyde is a member of the Brisbane Blaze in Hockey Australia's national league, the JDH Hockey One. He made his debut in the inaugural season of the league.[4][5]
Kookaburras
[edit]In 2016, Boyde made his debut for the Australian national team, the Kookaburras. He appeared at the Trans–Tasman Trophy in Auckland, and the International Festival of Hockey in Victoria.[6]
Black Sticks
[edit]Following a seven–year hiatus from international hockey, Boyde returned to the international scene in 2023 with the New Zealand Black Sticks. As his parents are of New Zealand descent, Boyde was eligible to represent his parents' home nation, thus receiving a call up from head coach, Greg Nicol.[2] He made his Black Sticks debut during season four of the FIH Pro League.[6][2] He followed this up with a silver medal showing at the Oceania Cup in Whangārei.[7]
Boyde has been named in the official Black Sticks squad for the 2024 season.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Team Details – Australia". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ a b c "Anzac Day clash extra poignant for Black Sticks' Boyde". 1News. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "Four Easts Hockey Club players selected to tour Europe with Hockey Australia Development Squad". couriermail.com.au. The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "Scott Boyde". hockeyone.com.au. Hockey One. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "BOYDE Scott". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ a b "BOYDE Scott". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "Kookaburras secure ticket to Paris 2024 Olympics". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. 13 August 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "VANTAGE BLACK STICKS ANNOUNCE SQUADS AHEAD OF CRUCIAL QUALIFIER". blacksticksnz.co.nz. New Zealand Hockey Federation. 11 October 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
External links
[edit]- 1994 births
- Living people
- Australian male field hockey players
- New Zealand male field hockey players
- Male field hockey forwards
- Field hockey people from Queensland
- Sportsmen from Queensland
- Field hockey players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic field hockey players for New Zealand
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen
- 21st-century New Zealand sportsmen