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Mose Masoe
Masoe with the Illawarra Steelers
Personal information
Full nameMose Masoe
Born (1989-05-17) 17 May 1989 (age 35)
Wellington, New Zealand
Height199 cm (6 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight125 kg (19 st 10 lb)[1]
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2010–12 Sydney Roosters 46 2 0 0 8
2013 Penrith Panthers 17 2 0 0 8
2014–15 St. Helens 61 10 0 0 40
2017– Hull Kingston Rovers 34 3 0 0 12
Total 158 17 0 0 68
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2013–14 Samoa 7 0 0 0 0
Source: [2][3]
As of 11 October 2018

Mose Masoe (born 17 May 1989) is a Samoan professional rugby league footballer who plays for Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League. He has previously played for the Sydney Roosters, Penrith Panthers and the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League. Masoe has also previously played for St. Helens in the Super League. Masoe has also previously represented Samoa. He primarily plays as a prop forward.

Background

Masoe was born in Wellington, New Zealand.

Playing career

Previous clubs

Masoe has previously played for the Sydney Roosters, Penrith Panthers and the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League. Masoe has also previously played for St. Helens in the Super League, with whom he won the 2014 Super League Grand Final.

Early career

Masoe played his junior football for the Randwick Kingfishers in the Wellington Rugby League competition and the Wellington Orcas in the Bartercard Cup.

Playing positions

He primarily plays as a prop forward.

Senior career

Sydney Roosters (2008-12)

Masoe was signed by the Sydney Roosters. He played for the Roosters' National Youth Competition team in 2008 and 2009, scoring 2 tries in 17 games.

Before moving onto the Roosters' New South Wales Cup reserve-grade team, the Newtown Jets.[4]

In round 12 of the 2010 NRL season, he made his NRL début for the Sydney Roosters against the Gold Coast Titans.

Masoe was part of the Newtown Jets team that won the 2012 New South Wales Cup competition.[5][6]

Masoe training with the Sydney Roosters during his time at the club.

Penrith Panthers (2013)

On 7 December 2012, Masoe signed a 2-year contract with the Penrith Panthers starting in 2013.

St. Helens (2014-15)

On 26 June 2013, Masoe signed a 2-year contract with Super League team St. Helens, starting from the 2014 season. After being released from the final year of his Penrith Panthers' contract.

He joined the club alongside his Penrith Panthers' team-mate Luke Walsh, who had also signed a 2-year contract with the Saints.[7][8]

St. Helens reached the 2014 Super League Grand Final. Masoe was selected to play as one of the starting props in their 14-6 victory over the Wigan Warriors.[9]

St. George Illawarra Dragons (2016)

On 29 June 2015, Masoe signed a 2-year contract with the St. George Illawarra Dragons commencing in 2016.[10]

However, an ACL injury kept Masoe out for the entire 2016 rugby league season and in 2017 he was released without having played a single game for the Dragons.[11]

Hull Kingston Rovers (2017 - present)

Masoe penned a deal to join Hull Kingston Rovers for the remainder of the 2017 Championship season, with the option to extend his contract for the 2018 season based on the club gaining promotion back to the Super League.[12][13]

Mose made his Hull Kingston Rovers' début on 6 August 2018, in a 26-22 Qualifiers victory over Halifax at Craven Park.[14]

Masoe was part of the Hull Kingston Rovers' side that gained automatic promotion back to the Super League in the 2017 season.

It was revealed on 26 June 2018, that Mose had signed a new 3-year contract extension to stay at Hull Kingston Rovers until at least the end of the 2021 rugby league season.[15]

Representative career

Masoe has previously played for the Junior Kiwis.

During the 2010 season, Masoe was selected in the Samoan and New Zealand train-on squads.

During the 2013 season, Masoe was selected in the Samoan and New Zealand train-on squads once again. Subsequently opting to play for Samoa.

Due to Masoe's exceptional performances in the 2013 season, he was selected in the Samoan squad and made his début at the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.[16][17]

On 7 October 2014, Masoe was selected in Samoa's 24-man squad for the Four Nations series.[18][19]

Honours

Career Awards and Accolades

Club (St. Helens 2014-15)

References

  1. ^ a b "Mose Masoe St Helens". www.superleague.co.uk. Rugby Football League. 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  2. ^ loverugbyleague
  3. ^ Rugby League Project
  4. ^ "Grandstand Forums". rleague.com.
  5. ^ "Mose Masoe to join the Panthers". Penrith Panthers. 7 December 2012. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ Johnstone, Duncan (9 April 2011). "Matulino, Masoe great mates off the field". The Press. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
  7. ^ "View News Article | Welcome to the Official Website of St Helens RFC". Saintsrlfc.com. 25 June 2013.
  8. ^ "Mose Masoe released from final year of his contract". Penrith Panthers. 26 June 2013.
  9. ^ Cartwright, Phil (11 October 2014). "St Helens v Wigan as it happened". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  10. ^ "Dragons Sign Mose Masoe". dragons.com.au. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  11. ^ "NRL 2018 Transfer Centre: Every player movement". 27 November 2017.
  12. ^ "Hull KR new signing Mose Masoe says he's returning to England a better player". Hull Daily Mail. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  13. ^ "Mose Masoe on his way to Hull KR as Rovers Supporters Group helps pay for flight costs". Hull Daily Mail. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  14. ^ "The Qualifiers: Hull KR 26-22 Halifax". BBC Sport. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  15. ^ "Mose Masoe: Hull KR prop signs new three-year contract". BBC Sport. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  16. ^ "Samoa Online". Wsamoa.ws. 15 June 2007.
  17. ^ "NRL finalists bulk out Kiwis squad". Stuff.co.nz. NZPA. 6 September 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
  18. ^ http://www.nrl.com/toa-samoa-name-four-nations-squad/tabid/10874/newsid/82434/default.aspx
  19. ^ "Toa Samoa name Four Nations squad". Zero Tackle. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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