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Kyle Amor (born 26 May 1987) is a TV broadcaster and former
He was announced as a St Helens player on 10 September 2013 for a fee of £50,000 and signing a four-year contract. St. Helens reached the
Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.orgSt Helens profileSL profile2017 RLWC profileSaints Heritage Society profile
1987 births Living people Cumbria rugby league team captains Cumbria rugby league team players English rugby league players English people of Irish descent English television presenters Ireland national rugby league team players Leeds Rhinos players English rugby league commentators Rugby league props Rugby league players from Whitehaven Schoolteachers from Cumbria St Helens R.F.C. players Wakefield Trinity players Warrington Wolves players Widnes Vikings players Whitehaven R.L.F.C. players {{Ireland-rugbyleague-bio-stub
Ireland
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international rugby league
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footballer who last played as a for the Widnes Vikings
The Widnes Vikings are an English rugby league club in Widnes, Cheshire, which competes in the Betfred Championship. The club plays home matches at the Halton Stadium. Founded as Widnes Football Club, they are one of the original twenty-two rug ...
in the Betfred Championship
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.
He played for Whitehaven
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in the Championship
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winning the competition Young Player of the Year award. Amor played for the Leeds Rhinos
The Leeds Rhinos are a professional rugby league club in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The club was formed in 1870 as Leeds St John's and play in the Super League, the top tier of English rugby league. They have played home matches at Headi ...
in the Super League
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, and on loan from Leeds
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at Whitehaven in the Championship
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Championship systems
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Title match system
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and the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Wakefield Trinity is a professional rugby league club in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, that plays in the Super League. One of the original twenty-two clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895, between 1999 and 2016 the c ...
in the Super League
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. He later joined Wakefield
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on a permanent deal, before joining Saints
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.
At St Helens he has won the Super League Grand Final
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four times; in 2014, 2019, 2020 & 2021 as well as the Super League League Leaders Shield in 2014, 2018 & 2019. Amor also featured off the bench in the 2019 Challenge Cup Final
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loss at Wembley Stadium
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to the Warrington Wolves
The Warrington Wolves are a professional rugby league club based in Warrington, England, that competes in the Super League. They play rugby at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, having moved there from Wilderspool in 2004.
Founded as Warrington Z ...
. Amor came off the bench and scored the final try of the game in the 2021 Challenge Cup
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26-12 victory over the Castleford Tigers
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Background
Amor was born inWhitehaven
Whitehaven is a town and port on the English north west coast and near to the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. Historically in Cumberland, it lies by road south-west of Carlisle and to the north of Barrow-in-Furness. It is th ...
, Cumbria
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, England.
He also works as a science teacher whilst being part-time at Widnes Vikings
The Widnes Vikings are an English rugby league club in Widnes, Cheshire, which competes in the Betfred Championship. The club plays home matches at the Halton Stadium. Founded as Widnes Football Club, they are one of the original twenty-two rug ...
and alongside his TV presenting.
Early career
He started his career playing amateurRugby league
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for Hensingham ARLFC
Hensingham ARLFC is an amateur Rugby league club based in Whitehaven. Founded in 1900, It wasn't until 1920 that the Club changed its allegiances to Rugby League. Hensingham are one of the oldest rugby clubs in the country. They now play their rug ...
. Impressing throughout the amateur circles as a youngster representing BARLA
The British Amateur Rugby League Association (BARLA) is an association for social and recreational rugby league. It works jointly with the Rugby Football League through the RFL Community Board.
History
BARLA was created in 1973 in Huddersfiel ...
U’21s in 2007 and Open Age level in 2008. He later signed form Hensingham ARLFC
Hensingham ARLFC is an amateur Rugby league club based in Whitehaven. Founded in 1900, It wasn't until 1920 that the Club changed its allegiances to Rugby League. Hensingham are one of the oldest rugby clubs in the country. They now play their rug ...
to Whitehaven R.L.F.C.
Whitehaven 2010 R.L.F.C. is a professional rugby league club playing in Whitehaven in west Cumbria. They play in Betfred Championship after winning Betfred League 1 in 2019. Their stadium is called the Recreation Ground (known locally as the ...
in 2009 at the age of 21 years old.
Playing career
Club career
Whitehaven
Amor began his career at home town clubWhitehaven R.L.F.C.
Whitehaven 2010 R.L.F.C. is a professional rugby league club playing in Whitehaven in west Cumbria. They play in Betfred Championship after winning Betfred League 1 in 2019. Their stadium is called the Recreation Ground (known locally as the ...
Leeds Rhinos
He signed a full time contract withLeeds
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.
Wakefield Trinity
After failing to cement a first team spot atLeeds Rhinos
The Leeds Rhinos are a professional rugby league club in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The club was formed in 1870 as Leeds St John's and play in the Super League, the top tier of English rugby league. They have played home matches at Headi ...
he spent three seasons with Wakefield Trinity
Wakefield Trinity is a professional rugby league club in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, that plays in the Super League. One of the original twenty-two clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895, between 1999 and 2016 the c ...
.
St Helens
He was announced as a St Helens player on 10 September 2013 for a fee of £50,000 and signing a four-year contract. St. Helens reached the 2014 Super League Grand Final
The 2014 Super League Grand Final was the 17th official Grand Final and conclusive and deciding match of Super League XIX. It was held on Saturday 11 October 2014, at Old Trafford, Manchester with a 6pm kick-off time. The game was played between ...
, and Amor was selected to play as a starting prop forward in their 14-6 victory ove Wigan
Wigan ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, on the River Douglas, Lancashire, River Douglas. The town is midway between the two cities of Manchester, to the south-east, and Liverpool, to the south-west. Bolton lies to the nor ...
at Old Trafford
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.
In 2016, Amor won the Player of the Year for St Helens at the club's end of season awards and signed a new 3-year contract to keep him at the club until the end of 2020 season.
Amor played in the 2019 Challenge Cup Final
The 2019 Challenge Cup Final was the deciding game of the Rugby Football League's 2019 Challenge Cup competition, the 118th staging of the competition. The match was held at Wembley Stadium in London on 24 August 2019 with kick off at 15:00. Th ...
defeat by the Warrington Wolves
The Warrington Wolves are a professional rugby league club based in Warrington, England, that competes in the Super League. They play rugby at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, having moved there from Wilderspool in 2004.
Founded as Warrington Z ...
at Wembley Stadium
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. He played in the 2019 Super League Grand Final
The 2019 Super League Grand Final was the 22nd official Grand Final and championship-deciding game of Super League XXIV. It was held at Old Trafford in Manchester on 12 October 2019. The final was contested by St. Helens and Salford Red Devils ( ...
victory over the Salford Red Devils
The Salford Red Devils are a professional rugby league club in Salford, Greater Manchester, England, who play in the Super League. Formed in 1873, they have won six Championships and one Challenge Cup. Their home ground since 2012 has been t ...
at Old Trafford
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.
In 2020, Amor signed a new one year deal with St Helens for the 2021 season. Amor played in St Helens 8-4 2020 Super League Grand Final
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victory over Wigan at the Kingston Communications Stadium
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in Hull.
On 17 July 2021, Amor played in the 26-12 2021 Challenge Cup Final
The 2021 Challenge Cup Final was the 120th final of rugby league's Challenge Cup knock-out competition. It took place on 17 July 2021 at Wembley Stadium between Castleford Tigers and St Helens.
Background
The 2021 Challenge Cup Final was
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victory at Wembley Stadium
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over the Castleford Tigers
The Castleford Tigers are a professional rugby league club in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England, that compete in the Super League, the top-level professional rugby league club competition in the Northern Hemisphere. The club have competed i ...
scoring the final try of the game to end St Helens 13 year Challenge Cup drought. In round 17 of the 2021 Super League season
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The 2021 season was originally scheduled to begin on 11 March 2021, ho ...
, Amor played his 200th game for St Helens and scored a try during the club's 42-10 victory over Hull F.C.
Hull Football Club, commonly referred to as Hull or Hull F.C., is a professional rugby league football club established in 1865 and based in West Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The club plays in the Super League competition and were ...
On 9 October 2021, Amor was named on the interchange bench for St. Helens in their 2021 Super League Grand Final
The 2021 Super League Grand Final was the 24th official Grand Final and championship-deciding game of Super League XXVI. The game was contested between Catalans Dragons and St Helens at Old Trafford.
Background
The two finalists finished first ...
against Catalans Dragons
The Catalans Dragons ( French: ''Dragons Catalans'', Catalan: ''Dracs Catalans'') are a professional rugby league club from Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales department, France. The team competes in the Super League and are the only team from ...
but spent the entire match on the sideline having played no minutes, collecting his fourth Grand Final ring. St. Helens would win the match 12-10 and claim their third straight premiership.
Warrington (loan)
On 24 May 2022, Amor signed a loan deal to joinWarrington
Warrington () is a town and unparished area in the borough of the same name in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, on the banks of the River Mersey. It is east of Liverpool, and west of Manchester. The population in 2019 was estimat ...
for the remainder of the 2022 Super League season.
Widnes Vikings
On 10 July 2022, it was reported he had signed a part-time deal to joinWidnes Vikings
The Widnes Vikings are an English rugby league club in Widnes, Cheshire, which competes in the Betfred Championship. The club plays home matches at the Halton Stadium. Founded as Widnes Football Club, they are one of the original twenty-two rug ...
for the 2023 season. He announced his retirement midway through the 2023 season.
Internataional career
Ireland
In 2011, he made his International début forIreland
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against Scotland in the Autumn International Series.
In 2017, he represented Ireland
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in the Rugby League World Cup
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playing in Australia & Papua New Guinea. Amor scored a try in Ireland's winning opening match against Italy.
Cumbria
On 5 Oct 2022, he captainedCumbria
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for the second time in a World Cup
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warm-up game against .
References
External links
Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
1987 births Living people Cumbria rugby league team captains Cumbria rugby league team players English rugby league players English people of Irish descent English television presenters Ireland national rugby league team players Leeds Rhinos players English rugby league commentators Rugby league props Rugby league players from Whitehaven Schoolteachers from Cumbria St Helens R.F.C. players Wakefield Trinity players Warrington Wolves players Widnes Vikings players Whitehaven R.L.F.C. players {{Ireland-rugbyleague-bio-stub