Boycie Nelson
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 24 December 1974 | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Height | 186cm | |||||
| Weight | 89kg | |||||
| Position | Centre | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1996 | Waitakere City | 22 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 76 |
| 1997–1998 | 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 |
| 1998–2000 | New Zealand Māori | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Source: RLP | ||||||
Boycie Nelson is a New Zealand rugby league footballer and coach who currently co-coaches the Glenora Bears. His position of preference was in the Centres and he also kicked goals.
New Zealand
Boycie grew up playing rugby league, playing for the Glenora Bears in the Auckland Rugby League competition.[1]
Nelson was signed by the Auckland Warriors and played in their Colts side in the 1995 Lion Red Cup.[2]
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.[3]
England
In 1997 Boycie travelled to England and joined the Widnes Vikings.[4] 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.[5]
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.[6]
World Cup
Nelson was selected for 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.[7][8]
Bartercard Cup
After ending his connections with the Warriors, Boycie returned to New Zealand Domestic competition and played for the Otahuhu Leopards in the new Bartercard Cup competition.[9] He remained with the side until the end of the 2003 season.[10]
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.[11][12][13] 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 "XIII Limouxin" which is the real name of Limoux's club since 2001. He stayed 3 seasons in France playing only for Limoux, he helped the club on signing his friend Brian Jellick, and some other Kiwi players. He also helped on coaching young teams.
Back in New Zealand
Boycie later played for the Waitakere Rangers in the Bartercard Cup, and again represented the New Zealand Māori in 2006, playing in the Pacific Cup.[14]
He later joined the police and in 2008 represented the New Zealand Police at the inaugural Police World Cup.[15][16][17] He played for the Glenora Bears in the 2010 Fox Memorial and in 2012 is a co-coach at the club.[18][19]
References
- ↑ Jessup, Peter (21 February 2009). "League: Glenora stalwart to be honoured in testimonial". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ↑ Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1995, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1995. p.89
- ↑ Papua New Guinea tour to New Zealand 1996 The Vault
- ↑ Keighley Cougars 54 Widness 6 Warrington Guardian, 24 April 1997
- ↑ New Zealand Rugby League Annual '98, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1998. p.125
- ↑ Jessup, Peter (16 March 1999). "Rugby League: Injury gives Hoppe a starting chance". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ↑ Johns named halfback and captain AAP Sports News (Australia), 10 October 2000
- ↑ NZ Residents end trip with a flourish The Press, 27 July 2000
- ↑ Mistake settles Bulls' fate The Press, 2 April 2001
- ↑ Wounded Bulls fall to Leopards The Press, 9 June 2003
- ↑ Challenge Cup Round 5 rugbyleagueworld.com
- ↑ Broncos show defensive solidarity to oust Reds The Times, 1 March 2004
- ↑ Halifax upset by French part-timers The Independent, 1 March 2004
- ↑ NZ Maori team rugbyleaguenz.com
- ↑ Kiwis hold off gallant Aussie police outfit Sunshine Coast Daily, 13 November 2008
- ↑ Teams named for Wednesday Night Clash Auckland Police Rugby League
- ↑ Getting it on – Station of Origi warriors.co.nz, Accessed 13 July 2009
- ↑ Team Lists 5 May 2012 aucklandleague.co.nz
- ↑ Appliance Shield Fox Memorial Auckland Rugby League, Accessed 11 July 2010
External links
- Boycie Nelson rugbyleague.co.nz