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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
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Last updated on: 11 October 2020 |
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 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]
Richard Joyce made his debut for the New Zealand under-21 team in 2012, at the Sultan of Johor CupinJohor Bahru.[6]
The following year in 2013, Joyce represented the team at the Junior World CupinNew Delhi. At the tournament, the team finished seventh.[7]
In 2014, Richard Joyce debuted for the New Zealand senior international team, the 'Black Sticks', during a test series against JapaninWellington.[7][2]
Joyce claimed his first major medal for New Zealand in 2017, winning silver at the Oceania CupinSydney.[8] He followed this up with silver medals at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast,[9][10] and again at the Oceania Cupin2019inRockhampton.[11]
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