David Boyle (rugby league)
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David Boyle is an Australian former professional rugby league
player for the South Sydney Rabbitohs
in the New South Wales Rugby League
(NSWRL) competition. Boyle played in the forwards, chiefly in the front row, though he was lightweight even by the standards of the 1980s. His high workrate, however, made him part of one of the strongest defences in the NSWRL competition of the late 1980s under George Piggins
.
Boyle was a candidate for the 1986 Kangaroo tour
and stands as one of the best forwards of his day who never played for Australia.
Boyle was selected to represent New South Wales as a forward for the three games of the 1987 State of Origin
series as well as the fourth or 'exhibition' game of the year which was played at Veteran's Memorial Stadium
in Long Beach, California
. Boyle scored one State of Origin try in game III.
A one-club player, Boyle spent ten seasons with the Rabbitohs. Boyle later moved into sports fitness and worked with St. George Illawarra Dragons and then the Rabbitohs as a strength and conditioning coach.
In 2010, David Boyle was the endorsed Australian Labor Party
candidate for the NSW federal Division of Gilmore
. On 18 June 2010, Boyle announced that he would withdraw as the endorsed candidate for Gilmore.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
player for the South Sydney Rabbitohs
South Sydney Rabbitohs
The South Sydney Rabbitohs are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Redfern, a suburb of South-central Sydney, New South Wales. They participate in the National Rugby League premiership and are one of nine existing teams from the state capital...
in the New South Wales Rugby League
New South Wales Rugby League
The New South Wales Rugby League is the governing body of rugby league in New South Wales and is a member of the Australian Rugby League. It was formed in Sydney on 8 August 1907 and was known as the New South Wales Rugby Football League until 1984 when forward thinking marketing managers decided...
(NSWRL) competition. Boyle played in the forwards, chiefly in the front row, though he was lightweight even by the standards of the 1980s. His high workrate, however, made him part of one of the strongest defences in the NSWRL competition of the late 1980s under George Piggins
George Piggins
George Leslie Piggins AM is an Australian rugby league personality. He is a former player, coach and administrator of the South Sydney Rabbitohs club...
.
Boyle was a candidate for the 1986 Kangaroo tour
Kangaroo Tour
Kangaroo Tour is the name given to Australian national rugby league team tours of Great Britain and France. The first Kangaroo Tour was in 1908. Traditionally, Kangaroo Tours took place every four years and involved a three-Test Ashes series against Great Britain and a number of tour matches...
and stands as one of the best forwards of his day who never played for Australia.
Boyle was selected to represent New South Wales as a forward for the three games of the 1987 State of Origin
1987 Rugby League State of Origin series
The 1987 State of Origin series was the 8th annual 'series contested between New South Wales and Queensland. It saw the emergence of new faces who would go on to become Origin legends - Queensland's Allan Langer and New South Wales' Andrew Ettingshausen; record crowds for all three Australian...
series as well as the fourth or 'exhibition' game of the year which was played at Veteran's Memorial Stadium
Veterans Memorial Stadium (Long Beach)
Veterans Memorial Stadium is a stadium located south of the Liberal Arts Campus of Long Beach City College in Long Beach, California. It is the home stadium to a number of local area high school football teams, as well as Long Beach City College's football team...
in Long Beach, California
Long Beach, California
Long Beach is a city situated in Los Angeles County in Southern California, on the Pacific coast of the United States. The city is the 36th-largest city in the nation and the seventh-largest in California. As of 2010, its population was 462,257...
. Boyle scored one State of Origin try in game III.
A one-club player, Boyle spent ten seasons with the Rabbitohs. Boyle later moved into sports fitness and worked with St. George Illawarra Dragons and then the Rabbitohs as a strength and conditioning coach.
In 2010, David Boyle was the endorsed Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
candidate for the NSW federal Division of Gilmore
Division of Gilmore
The Division of Gilmore is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. The division was created in 1984 and is named for Dame Mary Gilmore, the poet and author. It is located in the Shoalhaven the southern Illawarra regions, extending from Warilla in the north to Durras in the south, then...
. On 18 June 2010, Boyle announced that he would withdraw as the endorsed candidate for Gilmore.