Richard Moore (rugby league)

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

Richard Moore
Personal information
Born (1981-02-02) 2 February 1981
Keighley, West Yorkshire, England
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1]
Weight17 st 0 lb (108 kg)[2]
Playing information
PositionProp, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2001–04 Bradford Bulls 27 0 0 0 0
2002(loan) → Keighley Cougars 7 0 0 0 0
2002(loan) → London Broncos 8 2 0 0 8
2004(loan) → London Broncos 7 0 0 0 0
2005–06 Leigh Centurions 17 5 0 0 20
2007–10 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 101 9 0 0 36
2011 Crusaders RL 22 1 0 0 4
2012–13 Leeds Rhinos 32 1 0 0 4
2013(loan) → Hunslet Hawks 7 1 0 0 4
2014 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 16 2 0 0 8
2014 Hunslet Hawks 6 3 0 0 12
2015–16 Halifax 55 2 0 0 8
2017–18 Featherstone Rovers 44 1 0 0 4
2019 Hunslet 1 0 0 0 0
Total 350 27 0 0 108
As of 18 May 2018
Source: [3] [4]

Background

Moore was born in Keighley, West Yorkshire, England

Playing career

He previously played for the Bradford Bulls (Heritage №), London Broncos (Heritage № 396), Leigh Centurions (Heritage № 1234), Wakefield Trinity Wildcats (Heritage № tbc), Crusaders RL, Leeds Rhinos (Heritage №), Halifax (Heritage № 1330) and Featherstone Rovers (Heritage № tbc).

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. "Statistics at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  4. "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.


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