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Full name | Jonathan Pownall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | England | 22 August 1991||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 13 st 5 lb (85 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 19 October 2019 (UTC) |
Jonathan Pownall (born 22 August 1991) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who last played as a winger for the Leigh Centurions in the Betfred Championship.
He previously played for the Leigh Centurions and Toronto Wolfpack.
Pownall made his senior début for Leigh on 6 March 2011 in a Challenge Cup match against the amateur club Hull Dockers. His first league game was on 22 May 2011 in a Championship match against Hunslet Hawks. [1]
In 2016, it was announced that Pownall would join Toronto Wolfpack for the 2017 season. He made his début in the 3rd round of the 2017 Challenge Cup. [3]
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