Lee Jewitt
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| Full name | Lee Jewitt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 February 1987 Oldham, Greater Manchester, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 16 st 5 lb (104 kg)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop, Loose forward, Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lee Jewitt (born 14 February 1987) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Widnes Vikings in the RFL Championship.
He played for Wigan Warriors (Heritage № 979), Salford City Reds, Castleford Tigers (Heritage № 947) and Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League. He also played for the Limoux Grizzlies in the Elite One Championship and the Townsville Blackhawks in the Queensland Cup.
Background[]
Jewitt was born in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England.
Playing career[]
Early career (2003-05)[]
2003-05[]
He played in the Wigan Warriors' Academy System at under-18's level, between 2003 and 2005.
2004-05[]
He the later stepped-up into the under-21's in 2004 and 2005.
Playing positions[]
He primarily plays as a prop, but he can also play in the second-row and as a loose forward.
Senior career[]
Wigan Warriors (2003-06)[]
2005[]
He was later drafted into the Wigan Warriors' first-team squad in September 2005, before the derby with St. Helens.
Salford City Reds (2007-13)[]
2007-13[]
He then moved to the Salford City Reds, representing them through 2007-13.
Jewitt recorded over one-hundred appearances for the City Reds.
Limoux Grizzlies (2013-14)[]
2013-14[]
He then moved to the Limoux Grizzlies in south-west France. He spent only two-years with the Grizzlies, before returning to the United Kingdom.
Castleford Tigers (2014-16)[]
2014[]
On 2 May 2014, Lee signed for the Castleford Tigers for the rest of the 2014 season after leaving Limoux.[4][5]
He played in the 2014 Challenge Cup Final defeat by the Leeds Rhinos at Wembley Stadium.[6]
Jewitt represented the Castleford Tigers for three-years and he played for the West Yorkshire outfit during the 2014, 2015 and 2016 rugby league seasons.
Townsville Blackhawks (2017)[]
2017[]
Jewitt then decided to 'try his luck' Down Under and he signed with the Townsville Blackhawks in Australia.
He then subsequently decided to move back to his homeland, after his family failed to adjust to life in a different country.
Hull Kingston Rovers (2017-19)[]
2017[]
Lee made his Hull Kingston Rovers' début on 18 June 2017, after signing an 18-month contract in the wake of his departure from the Blackhawks.
Jewitt earned promotion with Hull Kingston Rovers back to the Super League in his first season with the club.
2018[]
It was revealed on 12 July 2018, that Jewitt has signed a new two-year contract extension at Hull Kingston Rovers, keeping him at the club until at least the end of the 2020 rugby league season.
2019[]
It was revealed on 20 May 2019, that Jewitt had departed Hull Kingston Rovers after an injury ravaged spell with the club. Despite being under contract until the end of the 2020 season, Jewitt decided it was the right decision to make in order to recover from multiple injuries.
Widnes Vikings[]
On 7 Aug 2020 it was reported that he had signed for Widnes Vikings in the RFL Championship[7]
References[]
- ^ "Castleford Tigers 1st Team Lee Jewitt". Official Castleford Tigers web site. Castleford Tigers Rugby League Football Club Ltd. 2015. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ^ loverugbyleague
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ http://www.superleague.co.uk/article/30115/jewitt-to-bolster-tigers-ranks
- ^ "Super League: Lee Jewitt set for Castleford return".
- ^ "Leeds lift Challenge Cup after Ryan Hall's double stuns Castleford". Guardian. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ "Widnes sign Lee Jewitt as quartet depart the Vikings". Love Rugby League. 7 Aug 2020. Retrieved 11 Feb 2021.
External links[]
- Hull Kingston Rovers profile
- (archived by web.archive.org) Cas Tigers profile
- Salford City Reds profile
- (archived by web.archive.org) Reds profile
- SL profile
- (archived by web.archive.org) Wigan Warriors photograph
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Barrow Raiders players
- Castleford Tigers players
- Hull Kingston Rovers players
- Limoux Grizzlies players
- Rugby league locks
- Rugby league players from Oldham
- Rugby league props
- Rugby league second-rows
- Salford Red Devils players
- Townsville Blackhawks players
- Widnes Vikings players
- Wigan Warriors players