Moses Mbye

Moses Mbye
Personal information
Born (1993-08-13) 13 August 1993
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 90 kg (14 st 2 lb)
Playing information
Position Five-eighth, Halfback, Fullback, Hooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2014– Canterbury Bulldogs 57 12 47 2 144
As of 14 June 2016
Source: [1]

Moses Mbye (born 13 August 1993) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the National Rugby League. He primarily plays at five-eighth and halfback, but can also fill in at centre.

Background

Born in Brisbane, Queensland, Mbye is of Gambian descent through his father, making him one of the few players in the NRL to be of African descent,[2] his mother is Australian.

Playing career

Mbye playing for the Bulldogs in 2014

Mbye played his junior rugby league for the Noosa Pirates. He played for the Pirates first grade side at age 17.[3]

Early career

From 2011 to 2013, Mbye played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs' NYC team.[4][5] On 21 April 2012, he played for the Queensland under-20s team against the New South Wales under-20s team.[6][7] In 2013, he captained the Bulldogs' NYC team.[8][9] On 20 April 2013, he again played for the Queensland under-20s team against the New South Wales under-20s team.[10][11] On 13 October 2013, he played for the Junior Kangaroos against the Junior Kiwis.[12][13]

2014

In 2014, Mbye moved on to the Bulldogs' New South Wales Cup team.[14] On 15 and 16 February, he played for the Bulldogs in the inaugural NRL Auckland Nines tournament.[15][16] On 14 March, he re-signed with the Bulldogs on a 2-year contract.[17][18] In Round 8 of the 2014 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Bulldogs against the Newcastle Knights, playing at centre replacing an injured Tim Lafai in the Bulldogs' 16-12 win at ANZ Stadium.[19][20] During the week leading up to the Bulldogs' 2014 NRL Grand Final match against the South Sydney Rabbitohs, Mbye and Reni Maitua were both in contention to fill the vacant hooker role for the match after regular hooker and captain Michael Ennis was ruled out with a foot injury.[21] Mbye was eventually given the nod to play at hooker over the more experienced Maitua in the Bulldogs' 30-6 loss.[22] In that match, he made 44 tackles, the most tackles in the match.[23][24]

2015

On 31 January and 1 February, Mbye played for the Bulldogs in the 2015 NRL Auckland Nines.[25] In 2015, he established himself as a regular part of the Bulldogs' side.[26] His form for the Bulldogs saw the interest for his signature in 2017 rise significantly.[27][28][29][29] In Round 4 against the Wests Tigers, he kicked a field goal in golden-point extra time to win the match for the Bulldogs, 25-24 at ANZ Stadium.[30] In Round 7 against the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, he scored his first NRL career try in the Bulldogs' 28-16 win at ANZ Stadium.[31][32] He finished off the 2015 season having played in 23 matches, scoring 3 tries, kicking 15 goals and kicking 2 field goals.[33]

2016

On 12 January, Mbye was selected in the QAS Emerging Maroons squad.[34]

References

  1. ↑ "Moses Mbye - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
  2. ↑ "Moses Mbye is Looking to Follow Johnathan Thurston". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
  3. ↑ Adams, Tony and Joel Gould (10 August 2015). "Mo$e$ in the Money!". Rugby League Week.
  4. ↑ "M". Nyc Database. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
  5. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20150928201815/http://rleague.com/players/Moses-Mbye_3467/Stats/. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2016. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ "Toyota U/20's Origin squads named". NRL.com. 2012-04-16. Retrieved 2015-06-27.
  7. ↑ "NSW v QLD under-20s Origin". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  8. ↑ "NRL Bulldogs on Twitter: "NYC Captain Moses Mbye joins the boys to tackle rep selection in this weeks episode of Zap's Wrap"". Twitter.com. 2013-04-16. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
  9. ↑ "Bankstown Public School Celebrates Reconciliation". Bulldogs. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
  10. ↑ "Under 20's Origin squads named". NRL.com. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  11. ↑ "Queensland Under 20s Team for Origin Match". Qrl.com.au. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  12. ↑ "Junior Kangaroos team named". NRL.com. 2013-10-07. Retrieved 2015-06-27.
  13. ↑ "Junior Kangaroos Train on Squad". Nrl.com.au. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  14. ↑ "Vb Nsw Cup Team Lists - Round One". NSWRL. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
  15. ↑ "Squads For Auckland Nines". Rugbyleagueweek.com.au. 2014-02-14. Retrieved 2015-06-27.
  16. ↑ "DOGS NAME A MIX OF EXPERIENCE FOR NINES". Rugby League Week. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  17. ↑ "Bulldogs Have Signed Moses Mbye for a Further Two Years". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
  18. ↑ "Bulldogs re-sign young gun Moses Mbye | NRL". Zero Tackle. 2014-03-14. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
  19. ↑ "NRL 2014 - Round 8". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
  20. ↑ "NRL LATE MAIL: Bulldogs v Knights". Bulldogs.com.au. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  21. ↑ "Canterbury Bulldogs captain Michael Ennis ruled out of NRL grand final, James Graham, Trent Hodkinson named as co-captains". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  22. ↑ "NRL 2014 - Grand Final". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
  23. ↑ "Rabbitohs Win 2014 NRL Grand Final Defeating Caterbury Bulldogs 30-6". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
  24. ↑ "Bulldogs Grand Final Player Ratings". Nrl.com.au. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  25. ↑ "BULLDOGS NAME 2015 NINES SQUAD". Rugby League Week. 2015-01-23. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
  26. ↑ "Custom Match List". Rugby League Project. 2015-08-22. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
  27. ↑ "Hot property Mbye to command big bucks | NRL". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
  28. ↑ "Dogs fall short with Mbye offer | NRL". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
  29. 1 2 "Moses Mbye's Next Contract; With Four Clubs Vying for His Signature Where's the Best Fit for Young Gun". Foxsports.com.au. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
  30. ↑ "Bulldogs beat Wests Tigers in golden point". NRL.com. 2015-03-27. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
  31. ↑ "NRL 2015 - Round 7". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
  32. ↑ "Manly Sea Eagles slump to fifth straight loss in 28-16 loss to Canterbury Bulldogs". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
  33. ↑ "Custom Match List". Rugby League Project. 2015-10-22. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
  34. ↑ "Maroons name Emerging Origin squad". NRL.com. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
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