Darius Boyd (born 17 July 1987) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played fullback, wing, centre and five-eighth for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League (NRL)[3] and has played for Australia at international level and State of Origin for Queensland.

Boyd previously played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in 2009–2011 and the Newcastle Knights in 2012–2014 all under coach Wayne Bennett before switching back to Broncos in 2015.

I had to move into the Broncos' house and was a pretty shy, quiet kid so didn't want to leave the family and different things but after a week or two they made me feel welcome.

As 2006 NRL Premiers, the Brisbane Broncos travelled to England to face 2006 Super League champions, St Helens R.F.C., in the 2007 World Club Challenge.

There was speculation that he would move to the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, alongside fellow Broncos Michael Ennis and Ben Hannant,[17] or possibly the St. George Illawarra Dragons, following his coach at Brisbane, Wayne Bennett.

[18] After leading the NRL try-scoring table for most of the first half of the season, Boyd was selected for the Queensland team to play New South Wales in Game 2 of the 2008 State of Origin series due to teammate Justin Hodges suspension.

[20] On 20 August 2008, Boyd signed a 3-year contract with the Dragons starting in 2009,[21] following teammate Nick Emmett and coach Wayne Bennett.

On 16 October 2008, Boyd was called up to the Australian 2008 World Cup squad due to teammate Justin Hodges being ruled out with a shoulder injury.

On 9 November 2008, Boyd made his international debut for Australia against Papua New Guinea, playing on the wing in the 46–6 win at 1300SMILES Stadium.

In Round 1 of the 2009 NRL season, Boyd made his club debut for the St George Illawarra Dragons against the Melbourne Storm, playing at fullback in the 17–16 loss at Olympic Park.

[23] In Round 4, he travelled to Brisbane for his and Wayne Bennett's first match against their old club, which the Dragons won 25–12, ending the Broncos unbeaten start to the season.

[26] In August, Boyd's performance at a press conference, in which the 22-year-old fullback delivered one-sentence responses to eight questions posed to him at a training session in Wollongong, drew an apology to journalists from Dragons coach Wayne Bennett.

Towards the end of the season, Boyd was one of the favourites for the Dally M Medal, having had a sizeable lead in points over the previous year's winner Jarryd Hayne and Sydney Roosters player Todd Carney when voting went behind closed doors after Round 16.

[35] In Round 1 against the Gold Coast Titans, Boyd equalled his 2009 and 2010 efforts with a double in the Dragons 25–16 win at Robina Stadium.

On 23 September 2012, Boyd for Prime Minister's XIII against Papua New Guinea, playing at fullback in the 24–18 win at Port Moresby.

On 5 December 2015, Boyd ruptured his Achilles tendon during pre-season training; this injury was expected to keep him out of action for at least six months, possibly seeing him sidelined for the entire 2015 season.

[59] However, Boyd made a surprise return in Round 9 against the Penrith Panthers at fullback in the Broncos 8–5 win at Suncorp Stadium.

[60] Queensland coach, Mal Meninga, showing faith in Boyd to perform in Origin despite not playing the majority of the early 2015 NRL season.

[64] On 4 October 2015, in the 2015 NRL Grand Final against the North Queensland Cowboys, Boyd played at fullback in the Broncos historic golden point 17–16 loss.

[67] Following a season-ending shoulder injury to his Queensland Origin team-mate Billy Slater, Boyd was selected to play Fullback for Australia against New Zealand in the 2016 Anzac Test, scoring a try on the 16–0 win at Hunter Stadium.

[70] In Round 14 against the Canberra Raiders, Boyd scored a classy hat trick of tries in a space of 14 minutes in the Broncos 26–18 win at Suncorp Stadium.

[76] Before the start of the 2017 season, Boyd joined the likes of Darren Lockyer, Wally Lewis, Allan Langer and Gorden Tallis when he was named the ninth Broncos captain in the club's 30-year history.

[78] His first game as captain of the Broncos ended with a 27–18 loss at Halliwell Jones Stadium to the Warrington Wolves in the 2017 World Club Series.

[79] In Round 3 against the Melbourne Storm, Boyd played his 250th NRL career match in the Broncos 14–12 loss at AAMI Park.

[82] Despite Billy Slater coming back from injury, Boyd retained his Maroons fullback role for Game 1 of the series.

In the second half, Boyd succumbed to his hamstring injury, with the Broncos eventually losing 30-0 and later missed selection for the Kangaroos 2017 Rugby League World Cup squad.

In Round 8 against the South Sydney Rabbitohs, Boyd played his 300th NRL career match, playing his milestone game against his old mentor, Rabbitohs coach Wayne Bennett who Boyd spent his whole career being coached by him until the 2019 season when Bennett was given the sack by the Broncos and swapped clubs with Anthony Seibold.

[100] In round 20 of the 2020 NRL season, Boyd sustained a career-ending injury against rivals North Queensland at Suncorp Stadium.

In 2014, he spent three weeks in a private psychiatric hospital, located in Western Sydney, being treated for depression, after his wife Kayla Boyd temporarily left him.

[109] Boyd is currently featuring on the third season of the Seven Network's reality quasi-military training television programme SAS Australia: Who Dares Wins, which premiered on 21 February 2022.