Richard Moore (rugby league)

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Richard Moore
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Personal information
Born (1981-02-02) 2 February 1981 (age 44)
Keighley, West Yorkshire, England
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) [1]
Weight17 st 0 lb (108 kg) [2]
Playing information
Position Prop, Second-row
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2001–04 Bradford Bulls 270000
2002(loan)Keighley Cougars 70000
2002(loan)London Broncos 82008
2004(loan)London Broncos 70000
2005–06 Leigh Centurions 1750020
2007–10 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 10190036
2011 Crusaders RL 221004
2012–13 Leeds Rhinos 321004
2013(loan)Hunslet Hawks 71004
2014 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 162008
2014 Hunslet Hawks 630012
2015–16 Halifax 552008
2017–18 Featherstone Rovers 441004
2019 Hunslet 10000
Total3502700108
Source: [3] [4]
As of 18 May 2018

Richard Moore (born 2 February 1981) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who last played as a prop for Hunslet in League 1. [3] [4]

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Background

Moore was born in Keighley, West Yorkshire, England

Playing career

He previously played for the Bradford Bulls, London Broncos, Leigh Centurions, Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, Crusaders RL, Leeds Rhinos, Halifax and Featherstone Rovers.

Moore originally started his career in the Leeds Rhinos Academy but never made a first team appearance. He then played for Bradford Bulls, London Broncos and Leigh Centurions, [5] before joining Wakefield Trinity ahead of the 2007 season. [6] Moore missed the start of the 2009 season after being diagnosed with Crohn's disease. [7] He left Wakefield at the end of the 2010 season to join Crusaders. [8]

On 12 August 2011, Moore re-signed for Leeds, the club where he began his career as an academy player, but failed to make a first team appearance. He then had a second spell at Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in the 2014 season.

References

  1. Leeds Rhinos profile
  2. "Crusaders Rugby League Super League First Team". web page. Crusaders Rugby League Club. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Statistics at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  5. "Moore makes switch to Centurions". BBC Sport. 5 January 2005. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  6. "Wildcats bring in Moore and Bibey". BBC Sport. 29 September 2006. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  7. Walker, Gareth (11 February 2009). "Wakefield's Moore out for long spell with Crohn's disease". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  8. "Rugby League: Crusaders sign prop Richard Moore". WalesOnline. 27 December 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2014.