Jay Pitts (born 9 December 1989) is an English professional

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footballer who plays as a or for

Wakefield Trinity Wakefield Trinity is a professional rugby league club in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. The club play their home fixtures at the DIY Kitchen Stadium, Belle Vue (Wakefield), Belle Vue and currently compete in the Super League, the top tier o ...

in the

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. He previously played for the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats,

Leeds Rhinos The Leeds Rhinos are a professional rugby league club in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The club play their home games at Headingley Rugby Stadium, AMT Headingley Rugby Stadium and compete in the Super League, the top tier of British rugby lea ...

Hull FC Hull Football Club, commonly referred to as Hull or Hull F.C., is a professional rugby league club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Hull play their home games at the MKM Stadium and compete in Super League, the t ...

and the

Bradford Bulls The Bradford Bulls are a professional rugby league club in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, and compete in the Championship, the second tier of British rugby league. The club have won the League Championship six times, the Challenge Cup f ...

in the

, and the

London Broncos The London Broncos are a professional rugby league club based in Wimbledon, London, Wimbledon, England. They play their home games at Plough Lane and currently compete in the RFL Championship, Championship, the second tier of British rugby le ...

in the

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and the top flight.

Background

Pitts was born in Ossett,

West Yorkshire West Yorkshire is a Metropolitan counties of England, metropolitan and Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and east, South Yorkshire and De ...

, England.

Playing career

He has also played at club level for the

, Wakefield Trinity Wildcats,

and Hull F.C. Pitts signed a contract with

Leeds Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire, England. It is the largest settlement in Yorkshire and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds Metropolitan Borough, which is the second most populous district in the United Kingdom. It is built aro ...

beginning at the end of the 2009 season. In March 2012, Pitts signed a -year deal with Hull F.C. after they negotiated a deal with

Bradford Bulls

2014 - 2014 Season Pitts featured in round 11 against

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to round 15 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. Pitts then played in round 17 against

Hull Kingston Rovers Hull Kingston Rovers (often abbreviated to Hull KR) are a professional rugby league club based in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England. The club play home games at Craven Park, Hull, Craven Park and compete in Super League, the top tier of B ...

to round 27

. In the

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he featured in round 5 Catalans Dragons to the Quarter Final against Warrington. 2015 - 2015 Season Pitts signed for Bradford on a permanent basis on a two-year deal. He featured in the pre-season friendlies against

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and

. He featured in round 1

Leigh Centurions The Leigh Leopards are a professional rugby league club based in Leigh, Greater Manchester, England. Leigh play homes games at Leigh Sports Village and compete in Super League, the top tier of British rugby league system, British rugby league. ...

to round 23 Halifax. Pitts played in Qualifier 1

Sheffield Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, situated south of Leeds and east of Manchester. The city is the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire and some of its so ...

to Qualifier 7 Halifax R.L.F.C. Pitts played in the £1 Million Game against Wakefield Trinity. He also featured in the

in round 4

Workington Town Workington Town is a semi-professional rugby league club based in Workington, West Cumbria, England. The club plays home games at Derwent Park and competes in the RFL League One, League One, the third tier of British rugby league system, Briti ...

to round 5 Hull Kingston Rovers. 2016 - 2016 Season Pitts featured in the pre-season friendlies against

and

. He featured in round 1

Featherstone Rovers Featherstone Rovers are a professional rugby league club in Featherstone, West Yorkshire, England. The club play home games at Post Office Road and currently compete in the Championship, the second tier of British rugby league. Featherstone ...

to round 21 r

Whitehaven Whitehaven is a town and civil parish in the Cumberland (unitary authority), Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. It is a port on the north-west coast, and lies outside the Lake District National parks of England and Wales, National Park. ...

r then in round 23 against Featherstone. Pitts played in the Championship Shield Game 1 against Whitehaven to the final against Sheffield. Pitts played in the

in the 4th round against

Dewsbury Dewsbury is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Calder, West Yorkshire, River Calder and on an arm of the Calder and Hebble Navigation waterway. It is to the west of Wakefield, ...

London Broncos

Pitts signed a two-year deal with London following Bradford's liquidation. 2017 - 2017 Season Pitts featured in round 1 Swinton to round 7

Rochdale Rochdale ( ) is a town in Greater Manchester, England, and the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale. In the United Kingdom 2021 Census, 2021 Census, the town had a population of 111,261, compared to 223,773 for the wid ...

. He also played in the Challenge Cup in round 4 against the Toronto Wolfpack.

Wakefield Trinity

In 2020, Pitts joined

from the

. Pitts played 27 games for Wakefield Trinity in the Super League XXVIII season as the club finished bottom of the table and were relegated to the RFL Championship which ended their 24-year stay in the top flight.

Statistics

Statistics do not include pre-season friendlies.

References

External links

London Broncos profileLondon Broncos coaching profileSL profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pitts, Jay 1989 births Living people 21st-century English sportsmen Bradford Bulls players English rugby league players Hull F.C. players Leeds Rhinos players London Broncos captains London Broncos players Sportspeople from Ossett Rugby league players from West Yorkshire Rugby league locks Rugby league props Rugby league second-rows Wakefield Trinity players