Kyle Moyle (born 19 January 1993) is an

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player who competes for

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in the

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. His main position is a

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. 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. During the 2012–13 season, Moyle was signed by

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in the

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following a successful trial. He made his debut in the

2012–13 British and Irish Cup The 2012–13 British and Irish Cup was the fourth season of the annual rugby union competition for second tier, semi-professional clubs from Britain and Ireland. The final was contest on 17 May 2013 and won by Leinster A with a 78th minute penalt ...

winning 30–10 against Welsh club

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. This marks the first time Cornish Pirates won a game in Wales since 1949. 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

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. 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. On 8 November 2020, Moyle signed for Premiership side

on a short-term loan, with fellow Pirates teammate Jay Tyack until January 2021. However, after several impressing performances for the side, Moyle signed a permanent deal to stay with Gloucester on an undisclosed length deal.

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Cornish Pirates ProfileUltimate Rugby Profile
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