James Coyle (rugby league)

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James Coyle
Personal information
Full nameJames Anthony Coyle [1]
Born (1985-12-28) 28 December 1985 (age 38)
Wigan, Greater Manchester, England
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight95 kg (14 st 13 lb)
Playing information
Position Scrum-half
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2005 Wigan Warriors 61004
2006 Widnes Vikings 3160024
2007–09 Oldham 713780164
2009–11 Barrow Raiders 32140056
2011 Widnes Vikings 60000
2013 Workington Town 72008
2013–14 Hunslet Hawks 2232319
Total17563103275
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2009 Ireland 30000
Coaching information
Club
YearsTeamGmsWDLW%
2014–16 Whitehaven
2016–17 Hunslet
Total0000
Source: [2] [3]
As of 26 March 2021
Relatives Thomas Coyle (brother)

James Coyle (born 28 December 1985) is an Ireland international rugby league coach and former player. [4]

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Playing career

Coyle played for Wigan St Patricks [5] as half back and St John Fisher pupil. In 2002 and 2003 he played in the Wigan's Academy setup and was the Senior Academy Player of the Year for 2003 Under 21s. [6]

Coyle captained the 2003 England Academy U17s squad that beat the Australian Institute of Sport for the first time. [7] Coyle was also selected for the 2004 Academy Origin Series. [6]

He was included in the Wigan Warriors first team squad for the first time in 2005 [8] his first appearance being off the bench against Hull F.C. Coyle made his full début the next weekend against Whitehaven in the Challenge Cup, and had a man-of-the-match winning performance. Coach Denis Betts commented of his performance: "James is a really good player, as he showed when he started to carry the ball and create space in the second half. He started to become the player I believe he can be." [6] In 2005 he was awarded Wigan Supporters' Association Under 21s Player of the Season award. [6]

As a 19 year old in 2005 Coyle signed with the Widnes Vikings. [9] where he spent a season before returning to Wigan's Academy in 2007. Later in 2007 he moved to Oldham then on to Barrow in 2011. [6]

Coyle was unattached and signed for the 2012 season with Championship side Workington Town on a one-year contract. [4] In mid 2013 he signed with Hunslet Hawks RLFC. [10]

He moved to Whitehaven in late 2014 and retired from playing at the end of 2015. [11]

Coaching career

In October 2014 Coyle joined Whitehaven as caretaker coach/player. In 2015 he was appointed coach for the rest of the 2015 season. Coyle was in the shortlist of nominations for the 2015 Kingstone Press Championships and League 1 Awards for Championship Coach of the Year with Whitehaven but was unsuccessful. Coyle announced that he would not be coaching in 2017 due to other commitments but in August 2016, with Whitehaven coming last in the competition with five wins from 25 games and in danger of relegation from Championship Shield to League 1, the Board of Directors sacked Coyle as coach. After being sacked from Whitehaven RLFC he was named as Hunslet RLFC head coach in September 2016 after Matt Bramald when his contract expired. [12]

Personal life

Coyle's family have a long association with Wigan. Both his father Bernard Coyle, Jr. (1970's) and grandfather, Bernard Coyle, Snr. (1940s) played scrum-half for Wigan. [6] His younger brother, Thomas, also played for Wigan and on occasion played for the same clubs as James.

Career Statistics

ClubSeason
LeagueAll AppsLeague AppsAll TriesLeague TriesAll GoalsLeague GoalsAll Field GoalsLeague Field GoalsAll PointsLeague Points
Wigan Warriors 2005 Super League X 6511000044
Widnes Vikings (Loan) 2006 National League One 3120610000244
Oldham 2007 National League Two 14146600002424
Oldham 2008 National League Two 3725211033009046
Oldham 2009 Championship One 201210755005038
Barrow Raiders 2009 Championship 887700002828
Barrow Raiders 2010 Championship 17155500002020
Barrow Raiders 2011 Championship 7621000084
Widnes Vikings 2011 Championship 6600000000
Hunslet Hawks 2013 Championship 101011220088
Hunslet Hawks 2014 League 1 1011000044

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