David Boyle (rugby league, born 1971)
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3 July 1971 Bega, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 93 kg (14 st 9 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre, Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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David Boyle (born 3 July 1971) is an Australian former professional rugby league player for the Canberra Raiders in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition and for the Bradford Bulls in the English Super League. Boyle played in the backs, chiefly at centre. He is the father of Morgan Boyle.
Boyle was graded by the Raiders during the 1990 season. He made his first grade debut from the bench in his sides' 20-18 win over the Gold Coast Seagulls at Bruce Stadium in round 4 of the 1991 season. Boyle also scored his first try in his debut match. He was one of the Raiders' shining prospects when the club was forced to release several star players due to salary cap problems at the end of the 1991 season. Most of the Raiders players (including Boyle himself) agreed to take a pay cut in order to keep the side together. The Raiders missed the finals for the first time since 1986 when they finished 12th in the 1992 season.
The Raiders came back strongly in 1993, with their international stars Mal Meninga, Ricky Stuart, Laurie Daley, Bradley Clyde, and Steve Walters, as well as try scoring Fijian Noa Nadruku (22 tries for the season) leading the way. Canberra finished third after the regular season, and were premiership favorites until their fateful round 21 match with the hapless Parramatta Eels at Bruce Stadium. Halfback Ricky Stuart badly broke and dislocated his right ankle in the second half and despite a club record 68-0 win, without their halfback and chief play maker, the Raiders fell apart. They lost their last regular season game to the Canterbury Bulldogs 32-8, before meekly going out in straight sets in the finals with losses to eventual Grand Finalists St. George Dragons and premiers the Brisbane Broncos.
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