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English professional rugby league coach From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mike Eccles (born 5 August 1985) is an English professional rugby league coach who is the lead coach and Director of Rugby & Performance at the London Broncos in the Betfred Super League.
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Full name | Michael Eccles | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Wigan, Greater Manchester, England | 5 August 1985|||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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 Broncos.[2]
Eccles replaced Jermaine Coleman in an interim capacity in May 2022, with London languishing towards the bottom of the Betfred 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.[9][10]
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