Mike Eccles

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Mike Eccles
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Personal information
Full nameMichael Eccles
Born (1985-08-05) 5 August 1985 (age 40)
Wigan, Greater Manchester, England
Coaching information
Club
YearsTeamGmsWDLW%
202225 London Broncos 1044106339
Source: [1]
As of 15 September 2025

Mike Eccles (born 5 August 1985) is an English professional rugby league coach who is the Director of Rugby & Performance at the London Broncos in the Super League.

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He is the former head coach of the London Broncos when they competed in the Betfred Super League and the Championship.

Background

Eccles was born in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England.

He attended Low Hall primary school in Wigan and then Gilded Hollins in Leigh. He was in the Wigan Athletic football Academy as a youth. Eccles later graduated from Edge Hill University in 2007. [2]

Coaching career

Eccles joined the Salford City Reds in 2007 as Assistant Strength And Conditioning Coach. He held that position with the Super League side for three years before being promoted to the Head of Strength & Conditioning in 2011. [2]

He joined the London Broncos in 2012 as Strength and Conditioning Coach, before heading up the department a year later. In 2016 he was promoted to the Head of Performance at the London Broncos. [2]

Eccles replaced Jermaine Coleman in an interim capacity in May 2022, with London languishing towards the bottom of the Championship following their move to Plough Lane ahead of their 2022 season. [3] [4]

At the conclusion of the 2022 campaign he was given the role full time, and the title of Director of Rugby and Performance. [5] [6]

Eccles led the Broncos to the play-offs and was named Championship coach of the year in 2023. [7] [8]

In October 2023 he coached London back to the Super League, after victory in the Championship Grand Final against Toulouse Olympique in France. Under Eccles, London were relegated back to the Championship after only one season in the Super League having only won three of 27 matches. [9] [10]

Eccles relinquished his lead coach role after Jason Demetriou was confirmed as the new head coach of the London Broncos from the 2026 Betfred Super League season. This was confirmed after the Darren Lockyer led takeover of the London side was ratified in September 2025. [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]

References

  1. "Mike Eccles - Coaching Career - RLP". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. 1 2 3 Media, Broncos (20 May 2021). "Getting To Know: London Broncos' Head Of Performance Mike Eccles".
  3. Shaw, Matthew (24 May 2022). "London Broncos sack coach Jermaine Coleman after torrid start to the season". Yorkshire Live.
  4. Thomson, Doug (29 May 2022). "London Broncos interim coach looking to steer club towards Championship safety".
  5. Media, Broncos (11 September 2022). "Eccles to lead London Broncos' coaching operation as Director of Rugby and Performance".
  6. "London Broncos: the rise, fall and journey back to the Super League". 25 November 2022.
  7. "Rugby League Awards Night 2023 – the winners". www.rugby-league.com.
  8. Bower, Aaron (16 September 2023). "London Broncos making capital gains as they target Super League return". The Observer via The Guardian.
  9. "'We said we were going to do it': Mike Eccles revels in London Broncos' Super League return".
  10. "Championship Grand Final: Toulouse 14-18 London Broncos - Capital club back in Super League". BBC Sport.
  11. Lockyer sees 'exciting opportunity' to buy Broncos
  12. London Broncos: Super League bid for 2026 expansion confirmed as Jason Demetriou 'commits' to club
  13. London Broncos secure Jason Demetriou on “three-year pre-commitment” as new owners confirmed
  14. Darren Lockyer confirms Jason Demetriou and major NRL signings in London Broncos plan
  15. Darren Lockyer moves to purchase London Broncos, identifies Demetriou as coach