Lee Jewitt (born 14 February 1987) is an English professional

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footballer who plays as a for the

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in the

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. He played for

Wigan Warriors The Wigan Warriors are a professional rugby league club in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the Super League. Formed in 1872 as Wigan Football Club, Wigan was a founding member of the Rugby Football League, Northern Rugby ...

( Heritage № 979),

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( Heritage № 947) and

Hull Kingston Rovers Hull Kingston Rovers are a professional rugby league club based in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, that competes in the Super League, the top tier of British rugby league. The club has won five league championships, and one Challeng ...

in the

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. He also played for the

Limoux Grizzlies XIII Limouxin, also known as Limoux Grizzlies, are a semi-professional rugby league club from the town of Limoux in the Aude area in southern France. They play in the Elite One Championship. The club was formed in 1951. They have won the French ...

in the

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and the

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in the

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Background

Jewitt was born in

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, England.

Early career

2003-05

Jewitt played in the

' 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

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first-team squad in September 2005, before the derby with St. Helens.

Salford City Reds (2007-13)

2007-13

Jewitt then moved to the

, 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

in south-west

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. He spent only two-years with the club, before returning to the

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Castleford Tigers (2014-16)

2014

On 2 May 2014, Jewitt signed for the

for the rest of the 2014 season after leaving Limoux. He played in the 2014 Challenge Cup Final defeat by

Leeds Leeds () is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds district in West Yorkshire, England. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. It is also the third-largest settlement (by populati ...

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. Jewitt represented the

for three-years and he played for the

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outfit during the 2014, 2015 and 2016

seasons.

Townsville Blackhawks (2017)

2017

Jewitt then signed for Australian QLD Cup side the

. 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

' 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

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

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in the

References

External links

Hull Kingston Rovers profile
*(archived by web.archive.org
Cas Tigers profileSalford City Reds profile
*(archived by web.archive.org
SL profile
*(archived by web.archive.org
Wigan Warriors photograph
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