Jez Litten

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Jez Litten
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Personal information
Full nameJez Litten
Born (1998-03-10) 10 March 1998 (age 26)
Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Height5 ft 9 in (1.76 m)
Weight13 st 3 lb (84 kg)
Playing information
Position Hooker, Scrum-half
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2017–19 Hull F.C. 181004
2017(loan)Doncaster 10000
2018(loan)Doncaster 1350020
2019(loan)Doncaster 42008
2019(loan)Hull Kingston Rovers 40000
2020– Hull Kingston Rovers 116128150
Total156208182
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2022– England Knights 10000
2023– England 10000
Source: [1] [2]
As of 29 April 2023

Jez Litten (born 10 March 1998) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker and scrum-half for Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League.

Contents

He has played for Hull F.C., and spent time on loan from Hull at Doncaster in Betfred League 1, and at Hull KR during the 2019 Super League season.

Background

Litten was born in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Career

In 2017 he made his Super League début for Hull FC against the Warrington Wolves. [3]

In October 2017 Litten agreed to join Doncaster on loan for the 2018 season. [4]

On 22 April, Litten scored his first Betfred Super League try in his sides 62–16 loss against St Helens.

On 29 July, Litten joined rivals Hull Kingston Rovers from Hull F.C., joining teammate Dean Hadley on a three-year deal with the East Hull outfit.

Litten made a total of 20 appearances for Hull KR in the 2021 Super League season including the club's 28-10 semi-final loss against the Catalans Dragons which saw Hull KR fall one game short of the grand final. The following season, Litten played 26 games as Hull Kingston Rovers finished 8th on the table. [5] [6] [7] On 12 August 2023, Litten played for Hull Kingston Rovers in their 17-16 golden point extra-time loss to Leigh in the Challenge Cup final. [8] Litten played a total of 27 games for Hull Kingston Rovers in the 2023 Super League season as the club finished fourth on the table and qualified for the playoffs. He played in the clubs semi-final loss against Wigan. [9]

International career

Litten made his full England début on 29 April 2023 in the 64-0 victory over France at the Halliwell Jones Stadium. [10]

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References

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  2. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. "Hull FC talking points: Second-half collapses, Litten shows glimpses and Saturdays popular?". Hull Daily Mail. 1 April 2017. Archived from the original on 1 April 2017.
  4. "Quartet join Doncaster on Loan". Hull F.C. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  5. "Catalans Dragons blast past Hull KR and into their first Super League Grand Final". www.theguardian.com. 30 September 2021.
  6. "Barrie McDermott's 2021 Betfred Super League season review". www.skysports.com.
  7. "Super League: Warrington Wolves 0-19 Hull KR - Robins set up a semi-final at Catalans". www.bbc.com. 23 September 2021.
  8. "Challenge Cup final: Hull KR 16-17 Leigh Leopards - Leigh claim first Wembley final win in 52 years". BBC Sport.
  9. "Relive Wigan's thumping win v Hull KR to head to Grand Final". BBC Sport. 6 October 2023.
  10. "England beat France 64-0 - hat-tricks for Handley and Williams". BBC Sport. 28 April 2023.