Urgent hunt for missing rugby ace as father-of-three's wife issues desperate plea to help find him
Batley Bulldogs player Brandon Moore, 28, from West Yorkshire has not been seen since yesterday.
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In an emotional post his wife appealed for help saying: "If anyone has seen Brandon Moore can you please message me?
"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."
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