Mo Agoro

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Mo Agoro
Personal information
Born (1993-01-29) 29 January 1993 (age 32)
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Height6 ft 1 in (1.86 m)
Weight15 st 6 lb (98 kg)
Playing information
Position Wing, Centre, Second-row
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2013–14 Oldham 402700108
2015–16 Hunslet 1950020
2015 (DR Tooltip Rugby League Dual registration)→ Hemel Stags 530012
2016–17 Gloucestershire All Golds 35210084
2018–19 Newcastle Thunder 37220088
2019 (Loan Tooltip loan)→ London Skolars 42008
2020–23 Keighley Cougars 594700188
2024– Oldham RLFC 15160064
Total21414300572
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2015– Jamaica 121004
Source: [1] [2] [3]
As of 14 November 2024

Mo Agoro (born 29 January 1993) is a Jamaica international rugby league footballer who plays as a wing , centre or second-row forward for the Oldham RLFC in the RFL Championship.

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Agoro has previously played for Oldham, Hunslet, Gloucestershire All Golds and Newcastle Thunder, with short loan periods at Hemel Stags and London Skolars.

Playing career

Oldham RLFC

Of Nigerian and Jamaican heritage Agoro was raised in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England and played for Leeds Rhinos Academy before signing his first professional contract with Oldham at the end of 2012. [4] After a debut appearance against North Wales Crusaders Agoro went on to play 40 games for Oldham scoring 27 tries in the 2013 and 2014 seasons. [5]

Hunslet RLFC

At the end of the 2014 season he signed for Hunslet where he stayed for two seasons, including a short period in 2015 playing for Hemel Stags with whom Hunslet had a dual registration agreement. [6] [7]

Gloucestershire All Golds

Partway through the 2016 season, finding first-team appearances at Hunslet limited, Agoro joined Gloucestershire All Golds on loan before making the move permanent in September 2016. [8] [9]

Newcastle Thunder

With the withdrawal of the All Golds from the league at the end of 2017, Agoro joined Newcastle Thunder for 2018. [10] Extending his stay at Newcastle for 2019, Agoro scored 22 tries in 37 appearances before joining London Skolars on loan in July 2019. [11]

Keighley Cougars

Released by Newcastle following the conclusion of the 2019 season, Agoro joined Keighley on a two-year contract. [12] [13] At the end of the 2021 season Agoro extended his contract with Keighley for a further two years. [14]

In the 2022 League One season Agoro was the division's top try scorer with 28 tries. [15] He was one of three players nominated for the League One Player of the Year award but lost out to teammate Jack Miller. [16] [17]

Oldham RLFC (rejoin)

On 27 September 2023 it was announced that he had re-joined Oldham RLFC [18]

International career

Agoro was first selected for the Jamaica national team for the Americas qualifying tournament for the 2017 World Cup and won his first (and to date only) cap as one of the interchange players in the match against United States on 4 December 2015. [19] His first starting appearance came in the same tournament in the 18–all draw with Canada on 8 December. [20] As of October 2024 Agoro has made twelve appearances for Jamaica, most recently in a friendly against Wales in October 2024. In September 2022 Agoro was named in the Jamaica squad for the World Cup to be held in October and November. [21]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Mo Agoro". Rugby League Project. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  3. ↑ "Player Summary: Mo Agoro". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  4. ↑ "Agoro opts for Oldham move". Love Rugby League. 30 October 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
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  6. ↑ "Cook joins Skolars on loan as Agoro and Darby join Hemel – Hunslet RLFC". Hunslet R.L.F.C. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
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  12. ↑ McAllister, Josh (18 November 2019). "Misi Taulapapa headlines Newcastle's departure list". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
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  14. ↑ "Pacey winger commits future to Cougars by signing contract extension". Keighley News. 25 October 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  15. ↑ Darbyshire, Drew (21 September 2022). "Top try, goal & points scorers in Super League, Championship & League 1". LoveRugbyLeague. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
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