Rugby league star MISSING as wife issues desperate plea to find father of three

An urgent search has been launched for a rugby league player who went missing on Friday.

Batley Bulldogs star Brandon Moore has not been seen by his family and friends since yesterday.

The 28-year-old, who is originally from Maryport in Cumbria, lives in Castleford in West Yorkshire and the couple have three children.

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His wife Mara has taken to social media in the hope of finding her husband.

"If anyone has seen Brandon Moore can you please message me?" she wrote on .

"I usually wouldn’t ever post anything on here like this, but family and friends haven’t seen or heard of him and hoping maybe someone’s seen sightings of him and can message me?

"I have a 7 week old baby at home and 2 others so I can’t go hunting myself other than a car ride. Police contacted. Been missing approx 14 hours now. Thank you."

At the time of writing, the desperate post has been shared over 2,400 times, while there are 55 comments from concerned followers.

Moore was supposed to be at the Fox’s Biscuits Stadium for Batley's Championship match against table-topping French club Toulouse Olympique on Saturday.

The hooker was named in the squad, but did not show up for the match, which the home side, who sit 11th in the Championship, ended up losing 30-14.

He joined the club last year after spending eight years at Halifax Panthers, captaining them to an 1895 Cup final win in 2023.

Moore previously spoke of his connection with Halifax, telling : "Along the years I’ve met some top blokes who’ve made my time at the club and I’ve made some special bonds that are life long.

"Even though I’m not a Halifax lad, I always knew how much rugby league meant to the town and it was always an honour to captain the side."