Kyle Amor

Kyle Amor is an Ireland international rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for St Helens in the Betfred Super League.

For the visual artist, model, singer, & actor, see Kyle Alandy Amor.

Kyle Amor
Personal information
Full nameKyle Amor
Born (1988-05-26) 26 May 1988
Whitehaven, Cumbria, England
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]
Weight16 st 5 lb (104 kg)[1]
Playing information
PositionProp, Loose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2009 Whitehaven 24 7 0 0 28
2010–11 Leeds Rhinos 3 0 0 0 0
2010(loan) → Whitehaven 20 2 0 0 8
2011(loan) → Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 27 6 0 0 24
2012–13 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 52 5 0 0 20
2014– St Helens 184 18 0 0 72
Total 310 38 0 0 152
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2011– Ireland 5 1 0 0 4
As of 9 January 2021
Source: [2][3]

He played for Whitehaven in the Championship winning the competition Young Player of the Year award. Amor played for the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League, and on loan from Leeds at Whitehaven in the Championship and the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in the Super League. He later joined Wakefield on a permanent deal, before joining Saints.

At St Helens he has won the Super League Grand Final three times; in 2014, 2019 & 2020 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 loss at Wembley Stadium to the Warrington Wolves.

Background

Amor was born in Whitehaven, Cumbria, England.

Early career

He started his career playing amateur Rugby league for Hensingham ARLFC. Impressing throughout the amateur circles as a youngster respresenting BARLA U’21s in 2007 and Open Age level in 2008. He later signed form Hensingham ARLFC to Whitehaven R.L.F.C. in 2009 at the age of 21 years old. [4]

Playing career

Amor began his career at home town club Whitehaven R.L.F.C. before he signed a full time contract with Leeds Rhinos. After failing to cement a first team spot at Leeds Rhinos he spent three seasons with Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. 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, and Amor was selected to play as a starting prop forward in their 14-6 victory over the Wigan Warriors at Old Trafford.[5][6][7][8]

In 2011, he made his International début for Ireland against Scotland in the Autumn International Series.

In 2016, Amor won the Player of the Year for St Helens at the clubs end of season awards and signed a new 3-year contract to keep him at the club until the end of 2020 season.

In 2017, he represented Ireland in the Rugby League World Cup playing in Australia & Papa New Guinea. Amor scored a try in Ireland’s winning opening match against Italy.

Amor played in the 2019 Challenge Cup Final defeat by the Warrington Wolves at Wembley Stadium.[9]

He played in the 2019 Super League Grand Final victory over the Salford Red Devils at Old Trafford.[10][11][12]

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 victory over Wigan at the Kingston Communications Stadium in Hull.[13]

References
  1. "Kyle Amor St Helens". www.superleague.co.uk. Rugby Football League. 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  2. loverugbyleague
  3. Rugby League Project
  4. "Kyle Amor in St Helens' 19-man squad for Challenge Cup final". News and Star. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  5. "St Helens 14 Wigan Warriors 6: Moment of madness from Wales international Ben Flower costs Wigan dear". Daily Telegraph. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  6. "St Helens win Grand Final after Wigan's Ben Flower is sent off". Guardian. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  7. "St Helens 14–6 Wigan Warriors". BBC Sport. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  8. Cartwright, Phil (11 October 2014). "St Helens v Wigan as it happened". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  9. "St Helens 4-18 Warrington RESULT: Challenge Cup Final as it happened from Wembley". Mirror. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  10. "St Helens give Justin Holbrook the perfect send-off with commanding Grand Final victory over Salford". Telegraph. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  11. "St Helens 23-6 Salford Red Devils: Super League Grand Final – as it happened". The Guardian.
  12. "St Helens win 2019 Super League League Leaders' shield". Sky Sports.
  13. "Super League Grand Final: Wigan 4-8 St Helens". www.bbc.co.uk.
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