Mr Coyd has become the sixth recipient the Mike Gregory Spirit of Rugby League Award, which recognises individuals ‘whose work within the game has consistently reflected the values of the sport over an extended period of time and who have made a significant positive contribution to Rugby League in this way’.
Mr Coyd, originally from Warrington, manages the England Wheelchair Rugby League team and was responsible for founding Army Rugby League in 1994.
In recent years he has helped establish London Rugby League and Medway Dragons RLFC which now fields 13 teams from Under 6 to Masters and includes girls, women’s and wheelchair sides.
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