"A massive thank you": Mose Masoe's message to Hull as he heads back to Australia

Video report by Chris Dawkes.

Former Hull KR player Mose Masoe says he's "so grateful" for the support of the city after his life-changing injury, as he gets ready to start a new life with his family in Australia.

The prop was told he might never walk again after suffering a freak accident during a friendly match at Wakefield in January 2020.

An innocuous tackle left him with a spinal injury which ended his career.

On Saturday he, his partner and three children will fly back to Australia.

And for the whole family there are mixed emotions.

Mose said: "We made a lot of friends, we've had heaps of great memories pre-accident and after the accident too. So we're definitely going to miss this place."

He says he thinks back to the day of his accident now and then: "When I get frustrated with little things that I can't do, I remind myself I couldn't do anything then. I've got to take a couple of steps back and reflect on how far I've come and just be appreciative of what I can do now."

Despite the huge challenges of his time in Hull, Mose doesn't regret coming.

He said: "I was fortunate enough pre-injury to be able to play sports. Ten, twenty years of rugby league being able to do what I love. So I've just got to look at that and be grateful that I was able to do that. And then post-injury it's time for me to focus on my kids and my family and make sure that I help them achieve their dreams now."

It's not just Mose's life that has been changed by his injury, his whole family has suffered, including his three children.

His wife Carissa said: "There's some days where they want their dad to run around the park with them, and do the things that he used to, or take them on bike rides and things like that.

"But for the most part they've done really well and they've adapted and try and find new ways to have fun with him."

There were fears after Mose's injury that he would never walk again, but after months of rehabilitation he took his first steps unaided in September last year.

Friends, teammates and strangers all helped him get back on his feet.

And he has one message for the people of Hull as he heads to Australia: thank you.

He said: "I'm just so grateful to the people of Hull but just people in general all over England really. It's been amazing and we're just so grateful and thankful for everything."