Thomas Coyle (rugby league)

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Thomas Coyle
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Personal information
Born (1988-05-10) 10 May 1988 (age 34)
Wigan, England
Playing information
Position Hooker, Halfback
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2008 Wigan Warriors 50000
2008(loan)Halifax
2009 Oldham 33160064
2010–12 Widnes Vikings 47120149
2013 Leigh Centurions 20000
2013–14 Hunslet Hawks 25410137
2015–16 Whitehaven 371004
2017 Swinton Lions 30000
Total15233102154
Source: [1] [2]
As of 19 February 2018

Thomas Coyle (born 10 May 1988) is an English rugby league footballer with Hunslet Hawks. He is a scrum half.

Coyle was educated at St. John Fisher Catholic High School, Wigan. He signed for the Wigan Warriors from the local amateur team Wigan St Patricks. He moved into the Wigan Academy Under 18s in 2005.

Coyle was selected for Lancashire U17s and England U15s and U16s while part of the Wigan scholarship and Academy systems. He was also included in the England U17s squad to take on the touring Australian Institute of Sport in 2005. He signed for Halifax on loan in May, but having failed to impress was released early.

Coyle's father, Bernard Coyle, and grandfather, also Bernard Coyle, both played for Wigan at scrum-half in the 1970s and 1940s respectively. [3] His elder brother, James, is a former Wigan Academy scrum half .

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