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Richard Joyce
Personal information
Full name Richard Kyle John Joyce
Born (1992-07-30)30 July 1992(age 31)
North Shore, New Zealand
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 88 kg (194 lb)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Racing
Senior career
Years Team
2014–2018 North Harbour
2020–present Racing
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 New Zealand U21 6 (0)
2014–present New Zealand 86 (0)
Medal record
Men'sfield hockey
RepresentingNew Zealand
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast Team
Oceania Cup
Silver medal – second place 2017 Sydney
Silver medal – second place 2019 Rockhampton
Last updated on: 11 October 2020

Richard Kyle John Joyce(born 30 July 1992)[1]is a New Zealandfield hockeyplayer who plays as agoalkeeperfor Belgian clubRacing Club de Bruxellesand theNew Zealand national team.[2][3]

Personal life[edit]

Richard Joyce was born and raised inNorth Shore, New Zealand.[2]

Club career[edit]

In theNew Zealand National Hockey League,Joyce played for theNorth Harbourmen's team.[4]He joinedRacing Club de Bruxellesin theBelgian Hockey Leaguefor the 2020–21 season.[5]

International career[edit]

Under-21[edit]

Richard Joyce made his debut for theNew Zealand under-21team in 2012, at theSultan of Johor CupinJohor Bahru.[6]

The following year in 2013, Joyce represented the team at theJunior World CupinNew Delhi.At the tournament, the team finished seventh.[7]

Black Sticks[edit]

In 2014, Richard Joyce debuted for the New Zealand senior international team, the 'Black Sticks', during a test series againstJapaninWellington.[7][2]

Joyce claimed his first major medal for New Zealand in 2017, winning silver at theOceania CupinSydney.[8]He followed this up with silver medals at the2018 Commonwealth Gameson theGold Coast,[9][10]and again at theOceania Cupin2019inRockhampton.[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^"Team Details – New Zealand".tms.fih.ch.International Hockey Federation.Retrieved15 October2019.
  2. ^abc"Richard Joyce".blacksticks.co.nz.New Zealand Hockey Federation.Retrieved15 October2019.
  3. ^"JOYCE Richard".hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com.Hockey Australia.Retrieved15 October2019.
  4. ^"JOYCE Richard".hockeynz.altiusrt.com.New Zealand Hockey Federation.Retrieved15 October2019.
  5. ^"2 derniers joueurs débarquent au Racing"(in French). 4 August 2020.Retrieved11 October2020.
  6. ^"MALAYSIA END UP LAST".sultanjohorcup.com.my.Sultan of Johor Cup.Retrieved15 October2019.
  7. ^ab"JOYCE Richard".tms.fih.ch.International Hockey Federation.Retrieved15 October2019.
  8. ^"DUAL OCEANIA CUP SUCCESS FOR HOCKEY AUSTRALIA".commonwealthgames.com.au.Commonwealth Games.Retrieved15 October2019.
  9. ^"Richard JOYCE".results.gc2018.com.GoldCoast2018.Retrieved15 October2019.
  10. ^"Richard Joyce".olympic.org.nz.New Zealand Olympic Committee.Retrieved15 October2019.
  11. ^"Kookaburras beat Black Sticks to qualify for Tokyo, Hockeyroos face anxious wait".Sydney Morning Herald.Retrieved15 October2019.

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