James Coyle (rugby league)

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

James Coyle
Personal information
Born (1985-12-28) 28 December 1985
Wigan, Greater Manchester, England
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight95 kg (14 st 13 lb)
Playing information
PositionScrum-half
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2005 Wigan Warriors 6 1 0 0 4
2006 Widnes Vikings 31 6 0 0 24
2007–09 Oldham 71 37 8 0 164
2009–11 Barrow Raiders 32 14 0 0 56
2011 Widnes Vikings 6 0 0 0 0
2013 Workington Town 7 2 0 0 8
2013–14 Hunslet Hawks 22 3 2 3 19
Total 175 63 10 3 275
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2009 Ireland 3 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
2014–16 Whitehaven
2016– Hunslet
Total 0 0 0 0
As of 26 August 2016
Source: [1][2]

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
LeagueAll AppsLeague AppsAll TriesLeague TriesAll GoalsLeague GoalsAll Field GoalsLeague Field GoalsAll PointsLeague Points
Wigan Warriors2005Super League X6511000044
Widnes Vikings (Loan)2006National League One3120610000244
Oldham2007National League Two14146600002424
Oldham2008National League Two3725211033009046
Oldham2009Championship One201210755005038
Barrow Raiders2009Championship887700002828
Barrow Raiders2010Championship17155500002020
Barrow Raiders2011Championship7621000084
Widnes Vikings2011Championship6600000000
Hunslet Hawks2013Championship101011220088
Hunslet Hawks2014League 11011000044

References
  1. loverugbyleague
  2. RLP
  3. "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.
  5. "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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