James Coyle (rugby league)

James Coyle
Personal information
Born	28 December 1985 (age 35); Wigan, Greater Manchester, England
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	95 kg (14 st 13 lb)
Playing information
Position	Scrum-half
Club
Representative
Coaching information
Club
	As of 26 March 2021 Source:

Last updated April 19, 2021

James Coyle (born 28 December 1985) is an English-born Ireland international rugby league coach and former player.^[3]

Playing career

Coyle played for Wigan St Patricks ^[4] 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.^[5]

Coyle captained the 2003 England Academy U17s squad that beat the Australian Institute of Sport for the first time.^[6] Coyle was also selected for the 2004 Academy Origin Series.^[5]

He was included in the Wigan Warriors first team squad for the first time in 2005 ^[7] 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." ^[5] In 2005 he was awarded Wigan Supporters' Association Under 21s Player of the Season award.^[5]

As a 19 year old in 2005 Coyle signed with the Widnes Vikings.^[8] 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.^[5]

Coyle was unattached and signed for the 2012 season with Championship side Workington Town on a one-year contract.^[3] In mid 2013 he signed with Hunslet Hawks RLFC.^[9]

He moved to Whitehaven in late 2014 and retired from playing at the end of 2015.^[10]

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.^[11]

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.^[5] His younger brother, Thomas, also played for Wigan and on occasion played for the same clubs as James.

Career Statistics


Club	Season
Club	Season	League	All Apps	League Apps	All Tries	League Tries	All Goals	League Goals	All Field Goals	League Field Goals	All Points	League Points
Wigan Warriors	2005	Super League X	6	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	4	4
Widnes Vikings (Loan)	2006	National League One	31	20	6	1	0	0	0	0	24	4
Oldham	2007	National League Two	14	14	6	6	0	0	0	0	24	24
Oldham	2008	National League Two	37	25	21	10	3	3	0	0	90	46
Oldham	2009	Championship One	20	12	10	7	5	5	0	0	50	38
Barrow Raiders	2009	Championship	8	8	7	7	0	0	0	0	28	28
Barrow Raiders	2010	Championship	17	15	5	5	0	0	0	0	20	20
Barrow Raiders	2011	Championship	7	6	2	1	0	0	0	0	8	4
Widnes Vikings	2011	Championship	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hunslet Hawks	2013	Championship	10	10	1	1	2	2	0	0	8	8
Hunslet Hawks	2014	League 1	10	1	1	0	0	0	0	4	4

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References

↑ loverugbyleague
↑ RLP
1 2 "Workington Town sign ex-Wigan half-back James Coyle 14 December 2012". BBC Sport Rugby League. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
↑ "Kingstone Press National … pge 9" (PDF). Wigan-St-Pats-eprogrammme. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
1 2 3 4 5 6 "Profile : James Coyle". Wigan Warriors Fans. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
↑ "Match report : England edge out AIS". Wigan warriors fans. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
↑ "Whitehaven : Ex Wigan pair … 29 October 2014". BBC Sport Rugby League. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
↑ "Coyle Joins Vikings 21 October 2005". Wigan Warriors. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
↑ "Coyle brought in to help Hawks … 7 June 2013". Hunslet Hawks news. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
↑ "Off the record : Rugby League rumour and gossip no. 43 6 July 2016". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
↑ "Hunslet RLFC | Official Website". Hunslet RLFC | Official Website. Retrieved 22 February 2017.

Sporting positions
Preceded by Matt Bramald 2016	Coach Hunslet RLFC 2016-2017	Succeeded by Gary Thornton 2018-present
Preceded by Steve Deakin 2015	Coach Whitehaven RLFC 2015-2016	Succeeded by Gary Charlton 2016-present

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(archived by web.archive.org) Wigan Warriors profile

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[1] verugbyleague

[2] RLP

[:0-3] 1 2 "Workington Town sign ex-Wigan half-back James Coyle 14 December 2012". BBC Sport Rugby League. Retrieved 26 August 2016.

[4] "Kingstone Press National … pge 9" (PDF). Wigan-St-Pats-eprogrammme. Retrieved 26 August 2016.

[:1-5] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Profile : James Coyle". Wigan Warriors Fans. Retrieved 26 August 2016.

[6] "Match report : England edge out AIS". Wigan warriors fans. Retrieved 26 August 2016.

[7] "Whitehaven : Ex Wigan pair … 29 October 2014". BBC Sport Rugby League. Retrieved 26 August 2016.

[8] "Coyle Joins Vikings 21 October 2005". Wigan Warriors. Retrieved 26 August 2016.

[9] "Coyle brought in to help Hawks … 7 June 2013". Hunslet Hawks news. Retrieved 26 August 2016.

[10] "Off the record : Rugby League rumour and gossip no. 43 6 July 2016". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 26 August 2016.

[11] "Hunslet RLFC | Official Website". Hunslet RLFC | Official Website. Retrieved 22 February 2017.

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