Jay Pitts
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| Full name | Jay Simon Pitts[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 December 1989 Ossett,West Yorkshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 14 st 11 lb (94 kg)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row,Loose forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 20 February 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jay Pitts(born 9 December 1989) is an English professionalrugby leaguefootballer who plays as asecond-roworloose forwardforWakefield Trinityin theBetfred Super League.[3][4]
He previously played for theWakefield Trinity Wildcats,Leeds Rhinos,Hull FCand theBradford Bullsin theSuper League,and theLondon Broncosin theChampionshipand thetop flight.
Background
[edit]Pitts was born inOssett,West Yorkshire,England.
Playing career
[edit]He has also played at club level for theBradford Bulls(Heritage No.),Wakefield Trinity Wildcats(Heritage No. 1261),Leeds Rhinos(Heritage No.) andHull F.C.(Heritage No.).[citation needed]
Pitts signed a contract withLeedsbeginning at the end of the 2009 season.
In March 2012, Pitts signed a2+1⁄2-year deal withHull F.C.after they negotiated a deal withLeeds.[citation needed]
Bradford Bulls
[edit]2014-2014 Season
Pitts featured in round 11 againstWarringtonto round 15Wakefield Trinity Wildcats.Pitts then played in round 17 againstHull Kingston Roversto round 27London Broncos.In theChallenge Cuphe featured in round 5Catalans Dragonsto the Quarter Final against Warrington.[citation needed]
2015-2015 Season
Pitts signed for Bradford on a permanent basis on a two-year deal. He featured in the pre-season friendlies againstCastlefordandLeeds.
He featured in round 1Leigh Centurionsto round 23Halifax.Pitts played in Qualifier 1Sheffieldto Qualifier 7 Halifax R.L.F.C. Pitts played in the £1 Million Game against Wakefield Trinity. He also featured in theChallenge Cupin round 4Workington Townto round 5 Hull Kingston Rovers.[citation needed]
2016-2016 Season
Pitts featured in the pre-season friendlies againstLeedsandCastleford.
He featured in round 1Featherstone Roversto round 21 rWhitehavenrthen in round 23 against Featherstone. Pitts played in the Championship Shield Game 1 against Whitehaven to the final against Sheffield. Pitts played in theChallenge Cupin the 4th round againstDewsbury.[citation needed]
London Broncos
[edit]Pitts signed a two-year deal with London following Bradford's liquidation.[5]
2017-2017 Season
Pitts featured in round 1Swintonto round 7Rochdale.He also played in the Challenge Cup in round 4 against theToronto Wolfpack.
Wakefield Trinity
[edit]In 2020, Pitts joinedWakefield Trinityfrom theLondon Broncos.[6] Pitts played 27 games for Wakefield Trinity in theSuper League XXVIIIseason as the club finished bottom of the table and were relegated to theRFL Championshipwhich ended their 24-year stay in the top flight.[7]
Statistics
[edit]Statistics do not include pre-season friendlies.
| Season | Appearance | Tries | Goals | F/G | Points |
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| 2014 Bradford Bulls | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2015 Bradford Bulls | 33 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| 2016 Bradford Bulls | 32 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| Total | 83 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 112 |
References
[edit]- ^FreeBMD Entry Information
- ^"Leeds Rhinos Players & Coaches 1st Team".web page.Leeds Rhinos. 2011. Archived fromthe originalon 16 January 2010.Retrieved15 June2011.
- ^ab"Statistics at loverugbyleague".loverugbyleague. 31 December 2018.Retrieved1 January2019.
- ^ab"Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org".rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2018.Retrieved1 January2019.
- ^"London Broncos sign Jay Pitts from Bradford Bulls".Sky Sports.26 August 2016.Retrieved20 February2017.
- ^"Wakefield Trinity star Jay Pitts ready to make use of big-game experience".yorkshirepost.co.uk.
- ^"Super League: Wakefield Trinity relegated after loss at Leigh Leopards, St Helens and Wigan Warriors win".skysports.
External links
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- 1989 births
- Living people
- Bradford Bulls players
- English rugby league players
- Hull F.C. players
- Leeds Rhinos players
- London Broncos captains
- London Broncos players
- People from Ossett
- Sportspeople from the City of Wakefield
- Rugby league players from West Yorkshire
- Rugby league locks
- Rugby league props
- Rugby league second-rows
- Wakefield Trinity players