Theerapol Ritson(born 7 January 1996) is aThaiprofessionalrugby leaguefootballer who plays as awingforSt Helensin theSuper Leaguehaving previously playedWorkington Town,Newcastle ThunderandBarrow Raiders.Ritson has also appeared forSwinton Lionsin theRFL Championshipas Swinton and St Helens have adual-registrationagreement.
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| Full name | Theerapol Ritson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 January 1996 Khon Kaen,Thailand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
editRitson was born in Thailand, but was raised inMaryport,Cumbria,England.
Playing career
editWorkington Town
editHis playing career started atWorkington Townwhere he made 39 appearances between 2014 and 2017 scoring 12 tries.[2]
In 2016 he was the club's player of the year and was selected for theThailandnational team.[3][4]An international debut was missed as the game againstMaltawas cancelled due to the death of KingBhumibol Adulyadej.[5]
Newcastle Thunder (loan)
editAt the start of the2018season Ritson moved to Newcastle Thunder on loan where he made 22 appearances scoring 18 tries.[2]
Barrow Raiders
edit2019 saw a move to his home town club, Barrow Raiders, where he became a prolific try scorer over the next four seasons, scoring 70 tries in just 73 appearances.[2]In 2022 he scored 33 tries in 31 games becoming theChampionshipleading try scorer for the season.[6]
Cumbria
editAt the end of the 2022 season Ritson made his representative debut as he was selected to play forCumbriain aWorld Cupwarm-up match againstJamaica.Cumbria won 28–2 with Ritson scoring one of the Cumbrian's tries.[7]
St Helens
editIn November 2022, Super League side, St Helens, signed Ritson on a one-year loan deal.[8] Ritson's debut for St Helens was in the warm-up match for the2023 World Club ChallengeagainstSt. George Illawarra Dragonswhere he also scored his first try for St Helens in a 30–12 victory.[9] His Super League debut came in St Helens 2023 opening fixture againstCastleford Tigerswhere he scored his first Super League try in St Helens 24–6 win.[10] On 18 October 2023 it was reported that he had made his initial loan deal switch toSt Helenspermanent signing a two-year deal.[11]
References
edit- ^"Player Summary: Tee Ritson".Rugby League Records.Rugby League Record Keepers Club.Retrieved17 November2024.
- ^abc"St Helens swoop for sought-after Championship star Tee Ritson".LoveRugbyLeague.8 November 2022.Retrieved28 July2023.
- ^"Young Tee's the talk of the Town".Whitehaven News.26 September 2016.Retrieved28 July2023.
- ^"Workington Town winger Theerapol Ritson earns first international call-up for Thailand".News and Star.5 September 2016.Retrieved28 July2023.
- ^"Malta tour of Thailand cancelled".Asia Pacific Rugby League. 17 October 2016. Archived fromthe originalon 30 June 2022.Retrieved28 July2023.
- ^Walker, Callum (8 November 2022)."Barrow Raiders star Tee Ritson makes Super League move".TotalRL.com.Retrieved28 July2023.
- ^"Jamaica suffered defeat in Cumbria in World Cup warm-up".LoveRugbyLeague.8 October 2022.Retrieved28 July2023.
- ^Pattison, Cam (8 November 2022)."Tee Ritson reveals why he chose St Helens and the St Helens legend he looked up to".Rugby League News.Retrieved28 July2023.
- ^Walker, Callum (11 February 2023)."St Helens overcome St George Illawarra Dragons in entertaining prelude to World Club Challenge".TotalRL.com.Retrieved28 July2023.
- ^"Flying wing Tee Ritson is grabbing his Saints chance with both hands".St Helens Star.1 June 2023.Retrieved28 July2023.
- ^"Tee Ritson: St Helens turn winger's loan switch from Barrow into permanent two-year deal".BBC Sport.18 October 2023.