Kyle Moyle Explained

Kyle Moyle
Birth Name:Kyle Moyle
Birth Date:19 January 1993
Birth Place:Truro, Cornwall, England
Height:5feet
Weight:890NaN0
Ru Position:Fullback
Amatteam1:Pirates Amateurs
Penzance and Newlyn
St Ives
Cornish All Blacks
Ru Amupdate:21 January 2021
Years1:2012–2020
2020–
Clubs1:Cornish Pirates
Gloucester
Apps1:108
6
Points1:228)
(0
Ru Clubupdate:21 January 2021
School:Mounts Bay Academy
University:Truro and Penwith College

Kyle Moyle (born 19 January 1993) is an English rugby union player who competes for Gloucester in the Premiership Rugby. His main position is a fullback.

Moyle started early in his senior rugby career playing for the Pirates Amateurs, St. Ives, and then, in 2011/12, the Cornish All Blacks, which was the same season he received the Cornwall U20s ‘Player of the Year’ award.[1]

During the 2012–13 season, Moyle was signed by Cornish Pirates in the RFU Championship following a successful trial.[2] He made his debut in the 2012–13 British and Irish Cup winning 30–10 against Welsh club Swansea. This marks the first time Cornish Pirates won a game in Wales since 1949.[3] Injuries have at times disrupted his progress, but when fully fit he has proven himself a scintillating runner who has scored some super tries. He was the ‘Try of the Season’ award winner in both 2014 and 2016.

Impressing playing mainly at full-back through the 2017/18 and 2018/19 seasons, with his try-scoring exploits also again on show, he, unfortunately, suffered a serious knee injury away to Ealing Trailfinders in the semi-final of the RFU Championship Cup.[4] However, he still picked up both the ‘Player of the Year’ and the ‘Supporters Player of the Year’ awards for a second year running. Since returning to action from December 2019, Moyle was also selected in The Rugby Paper's Championship ‘Dream XV’ for the 2019–20 season.[5]

On 8 November 2020, Moyle signed for Premiership side Gloucester on a short-term loan, with fellow Pirates teammate Jay Tyack until January 2021.[6] However, after several impressing performances for the side, Moyle signed a permanent deal to stay with Gloucester on an undisclosed length deal.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Liam Yeo's late try wins it for Cornwall. Falmouth Packet. 4 March 2012. 21 January 2021.
  2. News: Cornish Pirates sign full-back Kyle Moyle. BBC Sport. 10 December 2012. 21 January 2021.
  3. News: Cornish Pirates pack set record straight in Swansea win. BBC Sport. 17 December 2012. 21 January 2021.
  4. News: Cornish Pirates vs Ealing Trailfinders. Cornish Pirates. 19 October 2019. 21 January 2021.
  5. News: TRP's GK IPA Championship 2019-20 Team of the Season. The Rugby Paper. 8 May 2020. 21 January 2021.
  6. News: Gloucester Rugby announce signings of Kyle Moyle & Jay Tyack on short-term deals. Gloucester Rugby. 8 November 2020. 21 January 2021.
  7. News: Kyle Moyle signs permanent deal with Gloucester Rugby. Talking Rugby Union. 7 January 2021. 21 January 2021.