Lee Jewitt

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Lee Jewitt

Personal information
Full name	Lee Jewitt
Born	(1987-02-14) 14 February 1987 (age 37) Oldham, Greater Manchester, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	16 st 5 lb (104 kg)[1]
Playing information
Position	Prop, 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

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

.

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

Wigan Warriors (2003-06)

2005

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

Salford City Reds (2007-13)

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.

Limoux Grizzlies (2013-14)

2013-14

Jewitt then moved to the

.

Castleford Tigers (2014-16)

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

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 signed for Australian

. 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 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

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