Jon Wells

Jon Wells
Personal information
Born (1978-09-23) 23 September 1978
Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England
Playing information
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight 14 st 5 lb (91 kg)
Position Fullback, Wing, Centre

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1997–02 Castleford Tigers 136 51 0 0 204
2002–03 Wakefield Trinity 25 1 0 0 4
2004–10 London Broncos 120 31 0 0 124
Total 281 83 0 0 332
Source: [1][2]

Jon Wells (born 23 September 1978) is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. Since 2011 he has worked as a Sky Sports rugby league pundit. Since 12 March 2018 he is director of rugby at Castleford Tigers. He played at club level for Castleford Tigers, Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, and London Broncos/Harlequins RL, as a fullback, wing, or centre.[1][2]

Background

Wells was born in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. He is of American descent.

Career

By the end of 2009, Wells had made over 250 Super League appearances including 120 for London Broncos/Harlequins RL, 24 appearances for Wakefield Trinity Wildcats and 139 appearances for Castleford Tigers.[1]

Wells was awarded a testimonial for 2010, the first player to have been awarded a testimonial by the RFL whilst representing a club in London.[3]

On 12 March 2018 Jon was announced as director of rugby at his hometown club Castleford Tigers

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Player statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Player statistics at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ↑ Richard Bott (17 August 2009). "Harlequins' Jon Wells on mission to win hearts… and wallets". Mail online. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
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