23 May 2024 , 17:47
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AUSSIE Moses Mbye loves English life so much he hopes to sign on again with Super League leaders St Helens.
The Queensland State of Origin star is approaching the first anniversary of his move from NRL outfit St George-Illawarra. He’s quickly endeared himself to Saints fans and bids to rack up another win against Leeds on Friday. Mbye, 30, has clearly adapted to life on the other side of the world as well.
Posting a family picture on Instagram last weekend enjoying a day in the sun-kissed countryside, he wrote: ‘Sunny England days are undefeated.’ Ordinarily, it’s far different to his Brisbane lifestyle but the ex-Canterbury ace admitted: “The move’s been far better than I ever thought it would be.
“It’s really something. The whole family’s really settled in well. We’re lucky to have come into a really good community in St Helens, made a lot of good friends and we’re really enjoying ourselves. That pic was from the Peak District. What a place that is.
“I know we don’t get it as often as we’d like it but when it’s weather like that it’s just such a beautiful country. It’s under-visited by people from our side of the world. Normally, when you think of travelling you’d go to one of the mainland European countries or down in the Mediterranean somewhere. But if you do get good weather it’s as good as any place I’ve been in the world.”
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Asked if he’d plan to stay longer after his contract expires in 2025, Mbye admitted: “Yes, for sure. Certainly. I think that would be the plan. I’m loving it at Saints and we’re enjoying our time over here. We’ve still got next year so we’ll cross that bridge when we get there.”
St Helens star Moses Mbye (PA)Hooker Mbye made his debut in a win against Leeds last July and Saints have already beaten them twice this term. Rhinos were also hammered 26-0 in Catalans last time out but Mbye insisted: “They’re a really dangerous side. They’ve some very handy players and if we don’t turn up with the right attitude, they’ll roll you over.
“They’re only a game or two from getting it together and kicking on with their season. We just have to make sure that’s not against us.”
Meanwhile, Mbye is open to the idea of switching to scrum-half when Lewis Dodd moves to South Sydney in 2025 - if the club needs him to. He said: “The powers-that-be will work out who comes in to replace Doddy or who within the squad replaces him. If I get called upon then, I’ll be raring to go. But it’s not about me telling the club what to do. It’s a team sport. I’ll do whatever’s required of me.”
St Helens' Moses Mbye tackles Huddersfield's Adam Clune (PA)Saints boss Paul Wellens had come in for some criticism after a 40-20 loss at Hull KR at the start of the month, on the back of a Challenge Cup hammering at home to Warrington. But for all the chatter, a 60-4 romp at Castleford, before the break for Cup semis, leaves them top again on points difference.
Mbye insisted: "We’re in a really good position. Within these four walls, we still probably aren’t as satisfied as we know we can be: we haven’t played as well as we could. But that’s a good sign when you’re coming up to the halfway point of the year when we haven’t been at 100 percent but have still been getting some results.
"There’s a lot of improvement in our side. We’ve a few injuries at the moment but some pretty handy replacements coming in so we’re pretty sound."