Darius Boyd
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Full name | Darius Boyd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia | 17 July 1987||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 93 kg (14 st 9 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Fullback, Wing, Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 19 November 2020 |
Darius Boyd (born 17 July 1987) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played fullback, wing, centre and five-eighth for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League (NRL)[3] and has played for Australia at international level and State of Origin for Queensland. Boyd captained the Brisbane Broncos from 2017 to 2019.
Boyd previously played for the
representative.Early life
Boyd was born at the
He began playing junior football at a young age for the Parkwood Sharks, which led to playing at halftime during a
Playing career
In 2005, while playing for Palm Beach Currumbin, Boyd was selected at fullback for the
2006
In round 1, Boyd made his
2007
As 2006 NRL Premiers, the Brisbane Broncos travelled to England to face 2006 Super League champions, St Helens R.F.C., in the 2007 World Club Challenge. Boyd scored a try in the Broncos' 18–14 loss.[15] Boyd finished the 2007 NRL season with him playing in 22 matches and scoring 7 tries.
2008
In Round 1 against the
2009
In Round 1 of the
2010
In Round 5 against his former team the
2011
Boyd played in the Dragons
2012
In Round 1 of the
In Round 21 against the Canberra Raiders, Boyd scored his first club try as a Knight in the 36–6 win at Canberra Stadium.[45] Boyd finished his first year with the Knights with him playing in 22 matches and scoring 3 tries. On 23 September 2012, Boyd for Prime Minister's XIII against Papua New Guinea, playing at fullback in the 24–18 win at Port Moresby.[46] On 13 October 2012, Boyd played on the wing for Australia in their 18–10 win over New Zealand.[47]
2013
On 19 April 2013, Boyd played for Australia on the wing and scored a try in the 2013 Anzac Test 32–12 victory.[48] He played all three games and was the top try scorer with 3 in the 2013 State of Origin series in which Queensland extended their record for consecutive series victories to eight. Boyd played in 26 matches and scored 11 tries for the Knights. Selected in the 24-man Australian 2013 Rugby League World Cup squad,[49] he played in 5 matches and scored 4 tries. Boyd played on the wing in the Kangaroos 34-2 World Cup Final win against the Kiwis at Old Trafford.[50]
2014
On 2 May 2014, Boyd played on the wing for Australia in the
2015
On 5 December 2015, Boyd ruptured his
2016
On 1 February, Boyd was named in the Broncos'
Boyd played in 4 matches and scored 2 tries of tournament including starting at fullback and scoring a try in the Kangaroos 34-8 Four Nations Final win against New Zealand at Anfield.[75] On 7 October 2016, Boyd was awarded with the Paul Morgan Medal as being the Broncos best-and-fairest player of the season.[76]
2017
Before the start of the 2017 season, Boyd joined the likes of
2018
On 11 June 2018, Boyd announced that he had retired from playing in representative matches after missing out on selection for Queensland. He commented, "My time's done in rep footy. I've had a great career, I have nothing to be disappointed about, I'm really happy with everything I've achieved in the rep arena. I don't think I have anything more to prove, it's time for the younger fellas coming in, they have great players, really quality guys coming through."[90] Between Rounds 19–21, Boyd played at centre as coach Wayne Bennett experimented playing youngster Jamayne Isaako at fullback.[91][92] Boyd finished the 2018 NRL season with him playing of the 25 matches and scoring 5 tries for the Broncos.
2019
In Round 8 against the
On 30 August 2019, Boyd was selected at Wing for the Queensland Maroons Team of the Decade.
At the end of the 2019 regular season, Brisbane finished in 8th place on the table and qualified for the finals. Boyd captained the club in their elimination final against Parramatta which Brisbane lost 58–0 at Western Sydney Stadium. The defeat was, at the time, Brisbane's biggest ever loss and the biggest loss in finals history which eclipsed Newtown's record when they defeated St George 55–7 in 1944.[96][97][98]
2020
On 6 March 2020, Boyd announced that he would retire at the end of the 2020 NRL season despite having one year left to run on his contract.[99] He was the final member from the club's 2006 premiership team to retire.[100]
In round 20 of the
Personal life
Boyd married Kayla Boyd in 2012.
In 2014, he spent three weeks in a private psychiatric hospital, located in Western Sydney, being treated for depression, after his wife Kayla Boyd temporarily left him. He quit the Knights mid-season. Boyd left after spending 3 weeks there.[102]
In 2017, Kayla Boyd had a miscarriage before falling pregnant four months later and terminating that pregnancy because she "wasn't ready".[103]
The Boyd’s first daughter was born on September 26, 2015.[104] Second daughter was born on September 28, 2019.[105][106] Their third daughter was born March 15 2021. [107]
Boyd is currently featuring on the third season of the Seven Network's reality quasi-military training television programme SAS Australia: Who Dares Wins, which premiered on 21 February 2022.[108]
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External links
- Brisbane Broncos profile Archived 27 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- Broncos profile Archived 26 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- NRL profile Archived 21 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine