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Richard Joyce

Personal information
Full name	Richard Kyle John Joyce
Born	(1992-07-30) 30 July 1992 (age 32) 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	Caps	Goals
2012–2013	New Zealand U21	6	(0)
2014–present	New Zealand	86	(0)
Medal record Men's field hockey Representing  New Zealand Commonwealth Games 2018 Gold Coast Team Oceania Cup 2017 Sydney 2019 Rockhampton
Last updated on: 11 October 2020

Richard Kyle John Joyce (born 30 July 1992) 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.

Personal life

Richard Joyce was born and raised in North Shore, New Zealand.

Club career

In the New Zealand National Hockey League, Joyce played for the North Harbour men's team. He joined Racing Club de Bruxelles in the Belgian Hockey League for the 2020–21 season.

International career

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.

The following year in 2013, Joyce represented the team at the Junior World Cup in New Delhi. At the tournament, the team finished seventh.

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.

Joyce claimed his first major medal for New Zealand in 2017, winning silver at the Oceania Cup in Sydney. He followed this up with silver medals at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, and again at the Oceania Cup in 2019 in Rockhampton.

References

1. "Team Details – New Zealand". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
2. ^ "Richard Joyce". blacksticks.co.nz. New Zealand Hockey Federation. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
3. "JOYCE Richard". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
4. "JOYCE Richard". hockeynz.altiusrt.com. New Zealand Hockey Federation. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
5. "2 derniers joueurs débarquent au Racing" (in French). 4 August 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
6. "MALAYSIA END UP LAST". sultanjohorcup.com.my. Sultan of Johor Cup. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
7. ^ "JOYCE Richard". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
8. "DUAL OCEANIA CUP SUCCESS FOR HOCKEY AUSTRALIA". commonwealthgames.com.au. Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
9. "Richard JOYCE". results.gc2018.com. GoldCoast2018. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
10. "Richard Joyce". olympic.org.nz. New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
11. "Kookaburras beat Black Sticks to qualify for Tokyo, Hockeyroos face anxious wait". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 15 October 2019.

External links

• 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)

v t e New Zealand squad – 2018 Commonwealth Games – Silver Medal
2 Bennett 4 Lett 5 Miskimmin 7 Ross 8 Joyce 13 Child 14 J. Panchia 16 Sarikaya 17 Woods 20 Manchester 21 Russell 24 A. Panchia (C) 25 McAleese 27 Jenness 28 Newman 29 Inglis 30 Muir 31 Phillips Coach: Smith

v t e New Zealand squad – 2018 World Cup – 9th place
2 Bennett 4 Lett 7 Ross 8 Joyce 13 Child 14 J. Panchia 15 Enersen 16 Sarikaya 17 Woods 21 Russell 22 Tarrant (C) 24 A. Panchia 25 McAleese 27 Jenness 28 Newman 29 Inglis 30 Muir 31 Phillips Coach: Smith

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