Kyle Moyle

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Kyle Moyle
Birth nameKyle Moyle
Date of birth (1993-01-19) 19 January 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Truro, Cornwall, England
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight89 kg (14 st 0 lb; 196 lb)
School Mounts Bay Academy
University Truro and Penwith College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Pirates Amateurs ()
– Penzance and Newlyn ()
– St Ives ()
– Cornish All Blacks ()
Correct as of 21 January 2021
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012–2020 Cornish Pirates 108 (228)
2020– Gloucester 6 (0)
Correct as of 21 January 2021

Kyle Moyle (born 19 January 1993) is an English rugby union player who competes for Gloucester in the Premiership Rugby. His main position is a fullback.

Moyle started early in his senior rugby career playing for the Pirates Amateurs, St. Ives, and then, in 2011/12, the Cornish All Blacks, which was the same season he received the Cornwall U20s ‘Player of the Year’ award. [1]

During the 2012–13 season, Moyle was signed by Cornish Pirates in the RFU Championship following a successful trial. [2] He made his debut in the 2012–13 British and Irish Cup winning 30–10 against Welsh club Swansea. This marks the first time Cornish Pirates won a game in Wales since 1949. [3] Injuries have at times disrupted his progress, but when fully fit he has proven himself a scintillating runner who has scored some super tries. He was the ‘Try of the Season’ award winner in both 2014 and 2016.

Impressing playing mainly at full-back through the 2017/18 and 2018/19 seasons, with his try-scoring exploits also again on show, he, unfortunately, suffered a serious knee injury away to Ealing Trailfinders in the semi-final of the RFU Championship Cup. [4] However, he still picked up both the ‘Player of the Year’ and the ‘Supporters Player of the Year’ awards for a second year running. Since returning to action from December 2019, Moyle was also selected in The Rugby Paper's Championship ‘Dream XV’ for the 2019–20 season. [5]

On 8 November 2020, Moyle signed for Premiership side Gloucester on a short-term loan, with fellow Pirates teammate Jay Tyack until January 2021. [6] However, after several impressing performances for the side, Moyle signed a permanent deal to stay with Gloucester on an undisclosed length deal. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Liam Yeo's late try wins it for Cornwall". Falmouth Packet. 4 March 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  2. ↑ "Cornish Pirates sign full-back Kyle Moyle". BBC Sport. 10 December 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  3. ↑ "Cornish Pirates pack set record straight in Swansea win". BBC Sport. 17 December 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  4. ↑ "Cornish Pirates vs Ealing Trailfinders". Cornish Pirates. 19 October 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  5. ↑ "TRP's GK IPA Championship 2019-20 Team of the Season". The Rugby Paper. 8 May 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "Gloucester Rugby announce signings of Kyle Moyle & Jay Tyack on short-term deals". Gloucester Rugby. 8 November 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  7. ↑ "Kyle Moyle signs permanent deal with Gloucester Rugby". Talking Rugby Union. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
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