Philip Doyle (born 1 November 1964) is an Irish rugby union coach. He is the head coach of the Scotland women's national team.
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Coaching career
editDoyle first coached the women's national team from 2003 to 2006. He was reinstated as head coach in 2010 and led them to Grand Slam victory in the 2013 Women's Six Nations Championship.[1]
Doyle also created history when the Irish women defeated the Black Ferns at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup in France.[2][3] He resigned as head coach after the 2014 World Cup.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ Brendan Cole, rte.ie (17 March 2013). "Italy 3-6 Ireland". Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- ^ IRB.com (1 May 2014). "Ireland women to seek "another level"". Archived from the original on 11 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ^ breakingnews.ie (12 August 2014). "Ireland's All Black conquerors named for England clash". Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- ^ thescore.ie (17 August 2014). "Doyle steps away hoping to see IRFU drive women's rugby forward". Archived from the original on 21 September 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- ^ BBC Sport (2 July 2014). "Philip Doyle to stand down as Irish women's team coach". Retrieved 21 September 2014.