Richard_Joyce_(field_hockey)
Richard Joyce (field hockey)
New Zealand field hockey player
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]
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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
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| Last updated on: 11 October 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richard Joyce was born and raised in North Shore, New Zealand.[2]
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]
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]
- "Team Details – New Zealand". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- "Richard Joyce". blacksticks.co.nz. New Zealand Hockey Federation. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- "JOYCE Richard". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- "JOYCE Richard". hockeynz.altiusrt.com. New Zealand Hockey Federation. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- "2 derniers joueurs débarquent au Racing" (in French). 4 August 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- "MALAYSIA END UP LAST". sultanjohorcup.com.my. Sultan of Johor Cup. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- "JOYCE Richard". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- "DUAL OCEANIA CUP SUCCESS FOR HOCKEY AUSTRALIA". commonwealthgames.com.au. Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- "Richard JOYCE". results.gc2018.com. GoldCoast2018. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- "Richard Joyce". olympic.org.nz. New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- "Kookaburras beat Black Sticks to qualify for Tokyo, Hockeyroos face anxious wait". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- Richard Joyce at the International Hockey Federation
- Richard Joyce at Hockey New Zealand
- Richard Joyce at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- Richard Joyce at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
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