Dave Hewitt (rugby league)

Dave Hewitt

Personal information
Full name	David Hewitt
Born	(1995-11-04) 4 November 1995 (age 30) St Helens, Merseyside, England
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight	11 st 11 lb (75 kg)
Playing information
Position	Scrum-half, Stand-off
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2015–16 St. Helens 0 0 0 0 0 2015(loan) → Oldham 6 5 0 0 20 2016 Sheffield Eagles 13 1 3 0 10 2016(loan) → Oldham 9 4 5 0 26 2017–22 Oldham 115 34 91 2 320 2023 Rochdale Hornets 18 2 58 1 125 2024 Midlands Hurricanes 7 0 24 0 48 Total 168 46 181 3 549
Coaching information
Club Years Team Gms W D L W% 2026– Salford RLFC 4 2 0 2 50
Source: [1] [2] As of 19 April 2026

Dave Hewitt (born 4 November 1995) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who last played as a scrum-half , stand-off for Midlands Hurricanes. He is currently interim head-coach at Salford RLFC. He moved from Rochdale Hornets in the RFL League 1. ^[3]

Background

Hewitt was born in St Helens, Merseyside, England.

Playing career

Hewitt is an England Schoolboys and England Academy international. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

He was in the Saints Academy system and played his junior rugby league with the Bold Miners club. ^{[7] [3] [8]} He has previously played on loan from St. Helens at Oldham in 2015. ^{[9] [10]}

In 2016 Hewitt joined the Sheffield Eagles on a full-time deal. ^{[11] [12] [7]} In July 2016 he joined Oldham on loan from the Eagles. ^[13]

In October 2016 he joined the Roughyeds on a permanent deal. ^[14]

Coaching

Salford RLFC

On 24 March 2026 it was reported that he had temporarily taken the role of head-coach for Salford RLFC in the RFL Championship following the sudden and unexpected departure of Mike Grady ^[15]

References

1. Rugby League Project
2. loverugbyleague
3. "Hewitt repays the faith". Oldham Chronicle. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
4. "I am to prove myself' — new-boy Hewitt". Oldham Roughydeds. 16 June 2015. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
5. "2012 England Academy and Youth squads named". RLIF. 29 November 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2016.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
6. "Former cage fighter named in England Academy squad". University of Leeds. 25 March 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
7. "Saints youngster joins Sheffield Eagles". St Helens Reporter. 16 November 2015. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
8. "Barrie McDermott picks a team of young players that will make an impact in Super League 2015". Sky Sports. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
9. "Hewitt salutes ideal move". Oldham Chronicle. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
10. "Oldham have sights fixed firmly on securing promotion". Manchester Evening News. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
11. "Sheffield Eagles Sign PNG International Gary Lo". PNG Facts. 28 November 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
12. "Dave Hewitt joins Sheffield from St Helens". Loverugbyleague. 16 November 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
13. "Loan duo go straight into contention". Oldham Chronicle. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
14. "'Chap' in the Fold". Oldham Chronicle. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
15. Ben Olawumi (24 March 2026). "Salford confirm shock head coaching exit just weeks into Championship season". Love Rugby League.

External links

• Oldham profile Archived 13 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine
• Sheffield Eagles profile