1. Lee Mossop was born on 17 January 1989 and is an English retired professional rugby league footballer who played as a prop forward for the Salford Red Devils in the Super League and the England Knights and England at international level.
27 Facts About Lee Mossop
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Lee Mossop previously played for the Wigan Warriors over two separate spells in the Super League, and on loan from Wigan at the Barrow Raiders and Workington Town in the Championship, and the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League.
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Lee Mossop attended St John Rigby College in Orrell from 2005 to 2007 and gained A-levels in subjects such as Physical Education and Business Studies.
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Lee Mossop made his debut in the Challenge Cup victory against Pia Donkeys on 20 April 2008.
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Lee Mossop was involved in four games off the bench in total in 2008.
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Lee Mossop was given a three-year deal with Wigan in 2008.
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Lee Mossop impressed at Barrow making four appearances scoring a try.
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In July 2009 it was announced that Lee Mossop would rejoin Wigan from his loan spell at Huddersfield due to injuries to captain Sean O'Loughlin and Harrison Hansen He went on to make 11 appearances that season, scoring 1 try.
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Lee Mossop started 2010 brightly in Wigan colours and attracted interest from Australian NRL side Canterbury-Bankstown.
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However, on 29 March 2010 Lee Mossop signed a five-year deal at the Wigan club which would see him stay as a Cherry and White until the end of the 2014 season.
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Lee Mossop started the 2011 season as a prop and impressed many in that position.
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Lee Mossop came on off the bench before having to leave the field after dislocating his shoulder.
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Lee Mossop still came back on at half time despite his dislocated shoulder and played a pivotal role in the scoring of Jeff Lima's second try.
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In October 2011, Lee Mossop was announced in the 22-man squad for the England Knights, a team of emerging Super League players and future England Rugby League stars.
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Lee Mossop played in two games for the Knights against France and his home-county, Cumbria, winning both of them.
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In March 2012, England coach Steve McNamara announced his England Elite 32-man squad which Lee Mossop was included in.
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Lee Mossop made his England first team debut in the International origin game against the Exiles on 16 March 2012 where he came on off the bench.
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Lee Mossop backed up this England debut by being picked again for the second and final Exiles game of the series.
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Lee Mossop earned his first 3 England caps in the 2012 Autumn International series against France and Wales which England won.
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Lee Mossop came off the bench for the first game and managed to earn a starting spot at prop in the following two games.
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On 23 April 2013 Wigan Warriors and Parramatta Eels announced that Lee Mossop would be joining the NRL competition for two years commencing 2014.
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Lee Mossop made his debut for the Parramatta Eels on 6 June 2014 against the North Queensland Cowboys.
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On 8 July 2014, after a match against the Melbourne Storm, it was revealed that Lee Mossop would be out for the season after sustaining an injury to his left shoulder.
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Lee Mossop completed his move to Salford from Wigan on 3 November 2016.
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Lee Mossop played in the 2019 Super League Grand Final defeat by St Helens at Old Trafford.
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In round 11 of the 2021 Super League season, Mossop was sent off in Salford's match against Leeds after punching Konrad Hurrell.
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On 9 August 2021 Lee Mossop announced his immediate retirement as a rugby league player on medical advice.