Mo Agoro
Quick Facts
Biography
Mo Agoro (born 29 January 1993) is an English born rugby league player who plays at international level for Jamaica and at domestic level for Keighley Cougars in League 1.Playing at wing or second-row 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
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. 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.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. 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.With the withdrawal of the All Golds from the league at the end of 2017, Agoro joined Newcastle Thunder for 2018.Extending his stay at Newcastle for 2019, Agoro scored 22 tries in 37 appearances before joining London Skolars on loan in July 2019.Released by Newcastle following the conclusion of the 2019 season, Agoro joined Keighley on a two-year contract.
International career
Agoro was first selected for the Jamaica national team for the Americas qualifying tournament for the 2017 World Cup and won his first cap as one of the interchange players in the match against United States on 4 December 2015. His first starting appearance cam in the same tournament in the 18–all draw with Canada on 8 December.As of November 2019 Agoro has been capped by Jamaica seven times, most recently in the friendly against England Knights in October 2019.