Mose Masoe (born 17 May 1989) is a former

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international

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footballer who last played as a for

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in the

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. He previously played for the

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in the NRL and was contracted to the St. George Illawarra Dragons, but did not feature in the first team due to serious injury. He played for St Helens in the Super League with whom he won the

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Background

Masoe was born in

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, New Zealand. Masoe played his junior football for the

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in the

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competition and the

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in the Bartercard Cup.

Playing career

Sydney Roosters (2008-12)

Masoe was signed by the

. He played for the

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' National Youth Competition team in 2008 and 2009, scoring 2 tries in 17 games. Before moving onto the

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reserve-grade team, the

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In round 12 of the

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, he made his NRL début for the

against the

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. Masoe played 12 games for the

in his debut season as the club reached the

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. Masoe did not feature in either the club's finals campaign or the decider itself. Masoe was part of the

team that won the 2012

competition.

Penrith Panthers (2013)

On 7 December 2012, Masoe signed a two-year contract with the

starting in 2013. He played 17 games for Penrith in the

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as the club missed out on the finals.

St Helens (2014-15)

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

' contract. He joined the club alongside his

' team-mate

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, who had also signed a two-year contract with the St. Helens. St. Helens reached the

. Masoe was selected to play as one of the starting s in their 14-6 victory over the

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at Old Trafford.

St. George Illawarra Dragons (2016)

On 29 June 2015, Masoe signed a two-year contract with the St. George Illawarra Dragons ahead of the start of the

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. However, an

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(ACL) knee injury kept Masoe out for the entire 2016

season.

Subsequently in 2017, he was released without having played in a single game for St. George Illawarra.

Hull Kingston Rovers (2017-2020)

Masoe penned a deal to join

for the remainder of the 2017

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season, with the option to extend his contract for the 2018 season based on the club gaining promotion back to the Super League. Masoe made his

' début on 6 August 2017, in a 26-22 Qualifiers victory over Halifax at Craven Park. Masoe was part of the

' 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 three-year contract extension to stay at

until at least the end of the 2021

season. In January 2020, Masoe was taken from the field on a stretcher during the club's pre-season friendly against

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after suffering a serious spinal injury. Masoe was later rushed to hospital where he had emergency surgery. On 16 January 2020, it was announced that Masoe would not play

again and was forced into early retirement. Hull KR head coach Tony Smith spoke to the media saying “This is a career-ending injury. If Mose is able to walk again that will be a success. I don’t want to paint a picture that everything is going to be fine and he’s going to be back doing things he used to do. It’s going to be a long old haul for Mose". During Masoe’s injury rehabilitation, he was able to first take unaided steps in September 2020.

Representative career (2010-14)

Masoe has previously played for the Junior Kiwis. During the 2010 season, Masoe was selected in the Samoan and

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train-on squads. During the 2013 season, Masoe was selected in the Samoan and

train-on squads once again. Subsequently opting to play for

. Due to Masoe's exceptional performances in the 2013 season, he was selected in the Samoan squad and made his début at the

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. On 7 October 2014, Masoe was selected in

's 24-man squad for the Four Nations series.

Career Awards and Accolades

Club (St. Helens 2014-15)

* Super League (1):

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References

27. https://www.sportsbet.com.au/blog/nrl/try-july-inspiration/

External links

Hull KR profileSt Helens profileSL profileSaints Heritage Society profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Masoe, Mose 1989 births Living people Expatriate rugby league players in Australia Hull Kingston Rovers captains Hull Kingston Rovers players New Zealand expatriate rugby league players New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Australia New Zealand sportspeople of Samoan descent New Zealand people of Tokelauan descent New Zealand rugby league players Newtown Jets NSW Cup players Penrith Panthers players Randwick Kingfishers players Rugby league props Samoa national rugby league team players Samoan rugby league players Rugby league players from Wellington City St Helens R.F.C. players Sydney Roosters players Wellington rugby league team players Windsor Wolves players