David Boyle (rugby league)

David Boyle

Personal information
Born	31 August 1959 (1959-08-31) (age 52)
Playing information
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	93 kg (14 st 9 lb)
Position	Prop, Second-row
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1982–1991	South Sydney Rabbitohs	169	7	0	0	28
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1987	New South Wales	4	1	0	0	4
Source: Rugby League Project and Yesterday's Hero

David Boyle (born 31 August 1959^[1]) 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.^{[citation needed]}

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.^[2]

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.^[3]

Footnotes

1. ^ Gary Lester (editor) (1983). The Sun Book of Rugby League - 1983. Sydney, New South Wales: John Fairfax Marketing. pp. page 78. ISBN 0909558833. 
2. ^ "Sports round-up". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2004-07-14. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/07/13/1089694361749.html?from=moreStories. Retrieved 2007-11-17. 
3. ^ "David Boyle to quit race for Gilmore". Illawarra Mercury. 2010-06-18. http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/news/local/news/general/david-boyle-to-quit-race-for-gilmore/1862264.aspx. Retrieved 2010-06-18. 

External links

• David Boyle (rugby league) at the State of Origin official website.

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Name	Boyle, David
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Date of birth	1959-08-31
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