Boyle made over 100 appearances for his hometown club the Castleford Tigers in the Super League and the Championship across two separate spells.

He spent three and a half seasons with the Salford City Reds in Super League.

He played in the Championship for Halifax, initially on loan from Castleford before signing permanently, then moved to Doncaster in League 1 where he spent four seasons.

[4] In October 2009, Boyle was selected for the Irish national squad for the European Cup.

[5] Boyle moved to Salford in 2010[4] but in April 2013 returned to Castleford[6] and in October 2013 he signed a two-year extension to his contract.