Tommy Lee (rugby league)

Thomas "Tommy" Lee (born 1 February 1988) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for Halifax RLFC in the Betfred Championship. Lee has played for eight different clubs so far during his career.

Tommy Lee
Personal information
Full nameThomas Lee
Born (1988-02-01) 1 February 1988
Kingston upon Hull, Humberside, England
Playing information
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[1]
Weight15 st 2 lb (96 kg)[1]
PositionHooker, Scrum-half, Loose forward, Stand-off
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2005–09 Hull F.C. 78 5 0 0 20
2010 Crusaders RL 12 0 0 0 0
2011 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 27 7 0 0 28
2012 Huddersfield Giants 18 2 0 0 8
2013 London Broncos 24 2 0 0 8
2014–16 Salford Red Devils 51 4 2 0 20
2017 St Helens 19 0 0 0 0
2018–19 Hull Kingston Rovers 37 3 0 0 12
Total 266 23 2 0 96
Source: [2][3]

Background

Lee was born in Kingston upon Hull, Humberside, England.

Playing career

Early career

As a halfback, Lee progressed through Hull's Academy ranks via amateur club west Hull.[4]

Playing positions

He primarily plays as a hooker, but he can also play as a stand-off and scrum-half.

Previous clubs

Lee has previously played for St. Helens (Heritage № 1235), Salford Red Devils, London Broncos (Heritage № 532), Huddersfield Giants, Wakefield Trinity Wildcats (Heritage № 1287), Crusaders RL and Hull F.C..

Senior career

Hull F.C. (2005-09)

2005

Tommy made his professional rugby league début in 2005.

Over five-years, Lee made 78 first-grade appearances for Hull F.C..

Crusaders RL (2010)

2010

Lee spent only one season in 2010 at Brewery Field, with the Crusaders RL.

Wakefield Trinity Wildcats (2011)

2011

Once again, Lee only spent one season with the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in the 2011 Super League season.

He went onto record 27 appearances and posted 7 tries.

Huddersfield Giants (2012)

2012

Tommy played for the Huddersfield Giants in the 2012 rugby league season.

Lee only represented the West Yorkshire outfit for one season, before moving to the London Broncos.

London Broncos (2013)

2013

Tommy Lee plied his trade in the south of England with the Broncos in the 2013 campaign.

Salford Red Devils (2014-16)

2014-16

Lee played for the Salford Red Devils in the 2014, 2015 and 2016 seasons.

He made 51 appearances, scoring 4 tries and kicking 2 goals, for the team from the AJ Bell Stadium.

St. Helens (2017)

2017

The start of the 2017 season marked the 5th time that Lee had represented a club for only a solitary camping.

As he played for St. Helens making 19 appearances, before moving back to the city of Kingston upon Hull to play under Head Coach Tim Sheens, for newly-promoted Hull Kingston Rovers.

Hull Kingston Rovers (2018 - present)

2018

On 24 October 2017, it was revealed that Lee had signed a two-year contract to play for Hull Kingston Rovers in the 2018 and 2019 Super League seasons.[5]

Lee scored his first try for Hull Kingston Rovers at the 2018 Magic Weekend against Hull F.C..

References
  1. "Tommy Lee Salford Red Devils". www.superleague.co.uk. Rugby Football League. 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  2. "Statistics at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. Hull 76 Leigh 20 - Rugby league - Sport - Manchester Evening News
  5. "Tommy Lee and Jordan Walne: Hull KR sign St Helens hooker and Salford prop". BBC Sport. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
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