Boycie Nelson is a New Zealand coach who is the assistant coach of the New Zealand Warriors Holden Cup team and former rugby league former footballer who played as a goal-kicking .

Playing career

New Zealand

Nelson grew up playing rugby league, playing for the Glenora Bears in the

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competition. Nelson was signed by the Auckland Warriors and played for their Colts side in the

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. In 1996, he was involved in the

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side that lost the Lion Red Cup grand final, despite Boycie scoring three tries. He was then selected in the Lion Red Cup XIII that played against the touring Papua New Guinea team.

England

In 1997, Nelson travelled to England and joined the Widnes Vikings. Here he played alongside fellow Glenora players Ben Lythe, who would also later join the Warriors, and

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who later became a Kiwi and played for the North Queensland Cowboys. In 1998, Nelson returned to the Glenora Bears. He represented Auckland in the 1998 domestic season and toured Papua New Guinea with the New Zealand Māori.''New Zealand Rugby League Annual '98'', New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1998. p.125

Warriors

In 1999 he was signed by the Auckland Warriors and played five games in the National Rugby League. During 1999 Nelson also played for the Glenora Bears in the

competition and represented Auckland North in the National Provincial competition.

World Cup

Nelson was selected in the Aotearoa Māori squad at the 2000 Rugby League World Cup. He played two games for the Māori at the tournament and scored two tries. He also toured Australia with the

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in 2000.

Bartercard Cup

After ending his connections with the Warriors, Nelson returned to New Zealand Domestic competition and played for the Otahuhu Leopards in the new

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competition. He remained with the side until the end of the 2003 season.

France

In 2004 he played for Limoux Grizzlies in their successful

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run, which was ended by an 80–20 loss to Wigan in round five. He scored the first and the third try for Limoux, David Cenet scored the other one. He also played the final of the French cup in 2005 with Limoux.

Back in New Zealand

Nelson later played for the Waitakere Rangers in the

, and again represented the New Zealand Māori in 2006, playing in the Pacific Cup. He later joined the police and in 2008 represented the

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at the inaugural Police World Cup. He played for the Glenora Bears in the 2010 Fox Memorial and in 2012 was a co-coach at the club.Appliance Shield Fox Memorial
''Auckland Rugby League'', Accessed 11 July 2010

Coaching career

Nelson was named the assistant coach of the New Zealand Warriors Holden Cup team for the 2017 season.

References

External links

Boycie Nelson
''rugbyleague.co.nz'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Nelson, Boycie 1974 births New Zealand Warriors players New Zealand Māori rugby league players New Zealand Māori rugby league team players Glenora Bears players Otahuhu Leopards players Waitakere rugby league team players New Zealand rugby league players Widnes Vikings players Auckland rugby league team players Limoux Grizzlies players Rugby league centres Glenora Bears coaches New Zealand police officers Living people New Zealand Warriors coaches New Zealand rugby league coaches