Boycie Nelson

Boycie Nelson is a New Zealand coach who is the assistant coach of the New Zealand Warriors Holden Cup team and former rugby league former footballer who played as a goal-kicking centre.

Boycie Nelson
Personal information
Born (1974-12-24) 24 December 1974
Playing information
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight89 kg (14 st 0 lb)
PositionCentre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1996 Waitakere City 22 19 0 0 76
1997–98 Widnes
1999 Auckland Warriors 5 1 0 0 4
2004 Limoux Grizzlies
Total 27 20 0 0 80
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1998–00 New Zealand Māori 2 2 0 0 8
Source: [1]

Playing career

New Zealand

Nelson grew up playing rugby league, playing for the Glenora Bears in the Auckland Rugby League competition.[2]

Nelson was signed by the Auckland Warriors and played for their Colts side in the 1995 Lion Red Cup.[3]

In 1996, he was involved in the Waitakere City Raiders side that lost the Lion Red Cup grand final, despite Boycie scoring three tries. He was then selected in the Lion Red Cup XIII that played against the touring Papua New Guinea team.[4]

England

In 1997, Nelson travelled to England and joined the Widnes Vikings.[5] Here he played alongside fellow Glenora players Ben Lythe, who would also later join the Warriors, and Brian Jellick who later became a Kiwi and played for the North Queensland Cowboys.

In 1998, Nelson returned to the Glenora Bears. He represented Auckland in the 1998 domestic season and toured Papua New Guinea with the New Zealand Māori.[6]

Warriors

In 1999 he was signed by the Auckland Warriors and played five games in the National Rugby League. During 1999 Nelson also played for the Glenora Bears in the Auckland Rugby League competition and represented Auckland North in the National Provincial competition.[7]

World Cup

Nelson was selected in the Aotearoa Māori squad at the 2000 Rugby League World Cup. He played two games for the Māori at the tournament and scored two tries. He also toured Australia with the New Zealand Residents in 2000.[8][9]

Bartercard Cup

After ending his connections with the Warriors, Nelson returned to New Zealand Domestic competition and played for the Otahuhu Leopards in the new Bartercard Cup competition.[10] He remained with the side until the end of the 2003 season.[11]

France

In 2004 he played for Limoux Grizzlies in their successful Challenge Cup run, which was ended by an 80–20 loss to Wigan in round five.[12][13][14] He scored the first and the third try for Limoux, David Cenet scored the other one. He also played the final of the French cup in 2005 with Limoux.

Back in New Zealand

Nelson later played for the Waitakere Rangers in the Bartercard Cup, and again represented the New Zealand Māori in 2006, playing in the Pacific Cup.[15]

He later joined the police and in 2008 represented the New Zealand Police at the inaugural Police World Cup.[16][17][18] He played for the Glenora Bears in the 2010 Fox Memorial and in 2012 was a co-coach at the club.[19][20]

Coaching career

Nelson was named the assistant coach of the New Zealand Warriors Holden Cup team for the 2017 season.[21]

References
  1. http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Boycie_Nelson.html
  2. Jessup, Peter (21 February 2009). "League: Glenora stalwart to be honoured in testimonial". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  3. Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1995, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1995. p.89
  4. Papua New Guinea tour to New Zealand 1996 The Vault
  5. Keighley Cougars 54 Widness 6 Warrington Guardian, 24 April 1997
  6. New Zealand Rugby League Annual '98, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1998. p.125
  7. Jessup, Peter (16 March 1999). "Rugby League: Injury gives Hoppe a starting chance". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  8. Johns named halfback and captain AAP Sports News (Australia), 10 October 2000
  9. NZ Residents end trip with a flourish The Press, 27 July 2000
  10. Mistake settles Bulls' fate The Press, 2 April 2001
  11. Wounded Bulls fall to Leopards The Press, 9 June 2003
  12. Challenge Cup Round 5 Archived 12 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine rugbyleagueworld.com
  13. Broncos show defensive solidarity to oust Reds The Times, 1 March 2004
  14. Halifax upset by French part-timers The Independent, 1 March 2004
  15. NZ Maori team rugbyleaguenz.com
  16. Kiwis hold off gallant Aussie police outfit Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Sunshine Coast Daily, 13 November 2008
  17. Teams named for Wednesday Night Clash Auckland Police Rugby League
  18. Getting it on – Station of Origi Archived 26 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine warriors.co.nz, Accessed 13 July 2009
  19. Team Lists 5 May 2012 aucklandleague.co.nz
  20. Appliance Shield Fox Memorial Archived 5 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine Auckland Rugby League, Accessed 11 July 2010
  21. Media, NRL Digital. "Coaches confirmed for ISP and NYC teams".
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