Richard Joyce (field hockey)

Richard Kyle John Joyce (born 30 July 1992)[1] is a New Zealand field hockey player who plays as a goalkeeper for Belgian club Racing Club de Bruxelles and the New Zealand national team.[2][3]

Richard Joyce
Personal information
Full name Richard Kyle John Joyce
Born (1992-07-30) 30 July 1992
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 Apps (Gls)
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's field hockey
Representing  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
2018 Gold CoastTeam
Oceania Cup
2017 Sydney
2019 Rockhampton
Last updated on: 11 October 2020

Personal life

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

Club career

In the New Zealand National Hockey League, Joyce played for the North Harbour men's team.[4] He joined Racing Club de Bruxelles in the Belgian Hockey League for the 2020–21 season.[5]

International career

Under–21

Richard Joyce made his debut for the New Zealand under-21 team in 2012, at the Sultan of Johor Cup in Johor Bahru.[6]

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

Black Sticks

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

Joyce claimed his first major medal for New Zealand in 2017, winning silver at the Oceania Cup in Sydney.[8] He followed this up with silver medals at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast,[9][10] and again at the Oceania Cup in 2019 in Rockhampton.[11]

References
  1. "Team Details – New Zealand". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  2. "Richard Joyce". blacksticks.co.nz. New Zealand Hockey Federation. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  3. "JOYCE Richard". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  4. "JOYCE Richard". hockeynz.altiusrt.com. New Zealand Hockey Federation. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  5. "2 derniers joueurs débarquent au Racing" (in French). 4 August 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  6. "MALAYSIA END UP LAST". sultanjohorcup.com.my. Sultan of Johor Cup. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  7. "JOYCE Richard". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  8. "DUAL OCEANIA CUP SUCCESS FOR HOCKEY AUSTRALIA". commonwealthgames.com.au. Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  9. "Richard JOYCE". results.gc2018.com. GoldCoast2018. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  10. "Richard Joyce". olympic.org.nz. New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  11. "Kookaburras beat Black Sticks to qualify for Tokyo, Hockeyroos face anxious wait". smh.com.au. Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 15 October 2019.


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