Lee Jewitt

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.

Lee Jewitt
Personal information
Full nameLee Jewitt
Born (1987-02-14) 14 February 1987
Oldham, Greater Manchester, England
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight16 st 5 lb (104 kg)[1]
Playing information
PositionProp, Loose forward, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2005 Wigan Warriors 2 0 0 0 0
2007–13 Salford City Reds 105 6 0 0 24
2013–14 Limoux Grizzlies 11 0 0 0 0
2014–16 Castleford Tigers 40 1 0 0 4
2017 Townsville Blackhawks 1 0 0 0 0
2017–19 Hull Kingston Rovers 24 1 0 0 4
2020 Barrow Raiders 0 0 0 0 0
2021– Widnes Vikings 0 0 0 0 0
Total 183 8 0 0 32
Source: [2][3]
As of 11 February 2021

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.

Early career

2003-05

Jewitt played in the Wigan Warriors' Academy System at under-18's level, between 2003 and 2005.

2004-05

Jewitt then later stepped-up into the under-21's in 2004 and 2005.

Senior career

2005

Jewitt was later drafted into Wigan first-team squad in September 2005, before the derby with St. Helens.

2007-13

Jewitt then moved to the Salford City Reds, representing them through 2007-13. Jewitt recorded over one-hundred appearances for the Salford club.

2013-14

Jewitt then moved to the Limoux Grizzlies in south-west France. He spent only two-years with the club, before returning to the United Kingdom.

2014

On 2 May 2014, Jewitt 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 Leeds 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.

2017

Jewitt then signed for Australian QLD Cup side the Townsville Blackhawks. He then subsequently decided to move back to his homeland, after his family failed to adjust to life in a different country.

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 Townsville 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 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 August 2020 it was reported that he had signed for Widnes in the RFL Championship[7]

References
  1. "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.
  2. loverugbyleague
  3. Rugby League Project
  4. http://www.superleague.co.uk/article/30115/jewitt-to-bolster-tigers-ranks
  5. "Super League: Lee Jewitt set for Castleford return".
  6. "Leeds lift Challenge Cup after Ryan Hall's double stuns Castleford". Guardian. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  7. "Widnes sign Lee Jewitt as quartet depart the Vikings". Love Rugby League. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
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