Missing rugby star's desperate wife issues heartfelt Facebook plea to find him as fears grow
A rugby star's wife has issued a heartfelt plea for help after the father-of-three went missing on Friday night.
Concerns are growing for Batley Bulldogs player Brandon Moore, 28, from Castleford in West Yorkshire.
The sportsman had been named in the squad for today's Championship match against Toulouse Olympique, but has remained absent.
His wife, Mara, has now issued a heartfelt plea for help in tracing her husband, who has not been seen since yesterday, adding police had been contacted.
She wrote on a Facebook post: 'Please share. If anyone has seen Brandon Moore can you please message me?
His wife, Mara, has issued a heartfelt plea for help in tracing Moore, who has not been seen since yesterday
'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.'
Moore, a hooker for Batley Bulldogs, formerly played for eight years at Halifax Panthers.
He joined his current team, in the RFL Championship, last January.
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