About Boyd Cordner

Boyd Cordner (born 9 June 1992) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row and lock for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL and Australia at international level.

He has played for Country Origin and New South Wales in the State of Origin series. Cordner won a premiership with the Roosters in the 2013 NRL season, 2018 NRL season, and 2019 NRL season. Boyd is also the captain of the NSW State of Origin team as well as being co-captain of Easts.

Background
Cordner was born in Taree, New South Wales, Australia.

He played his junior football for the Old Bar Pirates and Taree Red Rovers and attended St Clare's High School before being recruited by the Sydney Roosters. Cordner lost his mother Lanai to cancer when he was just four years old, leaving his father Chris to bring up Cordner and his older brother Dane.