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Mo Agoro

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 League 1.

Mo Agoro
Personal information
Born (1993-01-29) 29 January 1993 (age 31)
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Height6 ft 1 in (1.86 m)
Weight15 st 6 lb (98 kg)
Playing information
PositionWing, Centre, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2013–14 Oldham 40 27 0 0 108
2015–16 Hunslet 19 5 0 0 20
2015(DRTooltip Rugby League Dual registration) → Hemel Stags 5 3 0 0 12
2016–17 Gloucestershire All Golds 35 21 0 0 84
2018–19 Newcastle Thunder 37 22 0 0 88
2019(LoanTooltip loan) → London Skolars 4 2 0 0 8
2020–23 Keighley Cougars 59 47 0 0 188
2024– Oldham RLFC 1 2 0 0 8
Total 200 129 0 0 516
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2015– Jamaica 11 1 0 0 4
Source: [1][2][3]
As of 28 January 2024

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

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Oldham RLFC

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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)

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

International career

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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]

References

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  1. ^ "Mo Agoro". Love Rugby League. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  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 6 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Agoro opts for Oldham move". Love Rugby League. 30 October 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Mo Agoro". Oldham RLFC. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  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.
  7. ^ "Agoro becomes a Hawk". Love Rugby League. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Agoro joins All Golds on loan". Love Rugby League. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  9. ^ "All Golds land Agoro". All Golds Rugby League Gloucestershire. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  10. ^ "Agoro wings in for new campaign". Newcastle Thunder. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  11. ^ "Skolars sign Jamaican international on loan". Love Rugby League. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  12. ^ McAllister, Josh (18 November 2019). "Misi Taulapapa headlines Newcastle's departure list". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  13. ^ "Keighley Cougars snap up Jamaican winger". Telegraph and Argus. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  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.
  16. ^ Ibbetson, Stephen (12 September 2022). "Nominees revealed for Championship and League One awards". TotalRL.com. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  17. ^ "Ipape and Miller were named Players of the Year - Manchester News Today". UK Daily News. 26 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  18. ^ Shaw, Matthew (27 September 2023). "Oldham secure deal for departing Keighley Cougars speedster". Yorkshire Live. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  19. ^ "United States 20 Jamaica 14". RLEF. 5 December 2015. Archived from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  20. ^ "Canada 18 Jamaica 18". RLEF. 9 December 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  21. ^ "Bulls and Cougars represented in Jamaica World Cup squad". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 28 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
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