Geoff Boyce
Encyclopedia
Geoff Boyce is a field hockey
player from Australia
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, Western Australia
, son of Craig Boyce
who was a member of the Australian national hockey team (the Kookaburras). One of his brothers is Michael Boyce
who also represented the Kookaburras. Another brother is Steven Boyce, who was a member of the Australian Development squad in 2005. His sister Fiona was a member of the SmokeFree WA Diamonds squad. An uncle Grant Boyce has represented Kookaburras, including 1984 Olympic Games. His aunt, Adele Boyce was a member of the Hockeyroos.
At school level Boyce represented Scotch College
in the Public Schools Association
Ray House Hockey Cup competition. He was selected to represent the PSA Combined XI against the Hotspurs in 1999. He was a member of the Ray House Hockey Cup winning teams 1997-1999.
winning a Gold Medal, and was selected in the Green and Gold Hockey team.
(UWAHC), where he was selected at Fullback in the Legends Team at the clubs 80th anniversary in 2004. He has represented the Club more than 150 times at 1st Grade level, and played in Premiership teams in 2002, 2004 & 2005.
between 2001 and 2007, including a National title in 2002.
. Along with his brother Michael, Geoff was named in the original squad for the 2004 Summer Olympics
, but was not selected in the final squad.
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
player from Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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Early years
Boyce was born in PerthPerth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
, Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
, son of Craig Boyce
Craig Boyce
Craig Boyce was a motorcycle speedway rider who primarily rode for the Poole Pirates in the British Elite League...
who was a member of the Australian national hockey team (the Kookaburras). One of his brothers is Michael Boyce
Michael Boyce (field hockey)
Michael Boyce in Perth, Western Australia, is a field hockey player from Australia, who was a member of the team that won the silver medal at the 2006 World Hockey Cup.-School:...
who also represented the Kookaburras. Another brother is Steven Boyce, who was a member of the Australian Development squad in 2005. His sister Fiona was a member of the SmokeFree WA Diamonds squad. An uncle Grant Boyce has represented Kookaburras, including 1984 Olympic Games. His aunt, Adele Boyce was a member of the Hockeyroos.
At school level Boyce represented Scotch College
Scotch College, Perth
Scotch College , is one of Australia's leading independent schools for boys, situated in Swanbourne, Western Australia, Australia. The school is a member of the Public Schools Association and is now a Uniting Church school, although it was founded in 1897 by the Presbyterian Church of Australia...
in the Public Schools Association
Public Schools Association
Established in 1905 the Public Schools Association, or the PSA, is an association of seven independent boys schools in Perth, Western Australia. The schools compete against each other in athletic competition throughout the year...
Ray House Hockey Cup competition. He was selected to represent the PSA Combined XI against the Hotspurs in 1999. He was a member of the Ray House Hockey Cup winning teams 1997-1999.
InterVarsity
Boyce represented The University of Western Australia at the 2004 Australian University GamesAustralian University Games
The Australian University Games is a multi-sport competition held annually in September / October between teams fielded from a large number of Australian universities and tertiary institutions. The Games were first held in 1993 in Brisbane, Queensland...
winning a Gold Medal, and was selected in the Green and Gold Hockey team.
Club
At club level Geoff plays for The University of Western Australia Hockey ClubThe University of Western Australia Hockey Club
The University of Western Australia Hockey Club , is represented in every level of competition wiithin Hockey WA which includes the top Men’s and Women’s Division, the Men’s Wizard Cup and the Women’s Wizard League competitions in Western Australia...
(UWAHC), where he was selected at Fullback in the Legends Team at the clubs 80th anniversary in 2004. He has represented the Club more than 150 times at 1st Grade level, and played in Premiership teams in 2002, 2004 & 2005.
National
Boyce has represented Western Australia at underage and open level, having played for the SmokeFree WA ThundersticksSmokeFree WA Thundersticks
The SmokeFree WA Thundersticks are a men's Australian field hockey team, representing Western Australia in the Australian Hockey League.The Thundersticks have been the most successful team since the inception of the National Hockey League in 1991...
between 2001 and 2007, including a National title in 2002.
International
Boyce has represented Australia at senior and junior (under 21) level. He has represented his country three times at senior level, and many times at junior level, including the 2001 Junior Hockey World CupJunior Hockey World Cup
The Hockey Junior World Cup, is an international field hockey competition organised by the International Hockey Federation . The tournament was started in 1979. Since 1985 it has been held every four years. Competitors must be under the age of 21 as of December 31 in the year before the tournament...
. Along with his brother Michael, Geoff was named in the original squad for the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
, but was not selected in the final squad.