Tommy Lee (rugby league)

Thomas Lee (born (1988-02-01)1 February 1988) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who last played as a hooker for Halifax RLFC in the Championship. Lee has played for eight different clubs during his career.

Tommy Lee

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Lee
Born	(1988-02-01) 1 February 1988 (age 36) Kingston upon Hull, Humberside, England
Playing information
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Weight	15 st 2 lb (96 kg)[1]
Rugby league
Position	Hooker, Scrum-half, Loose forward, Stand-off
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2005–09 Hull FC 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 2020 Halifax 0 0 0 0 0 Total 266 23 2 0 96
Rugby union
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2020 Hull RUFC 0 0 0 0 0
Source: [2][3]

Lee has previously played for St Helens, Salford Red Devils, London Broncos, Huddersfield Giants, Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, Crusaders RL and Hull F.C..

Background

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

Early career

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

Senior career

Hull F.C. (2005-09)

Lee made his professional rugby league début in 2005. Over five-years, Lee made 78 first-grade appearances for Hull F.C.

Crusaders RL (2010)

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

Wakefield Trinity Wildcats (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 scored seven tries.

Huddersfield Giants (2012)

Lee 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)

Lee played one season in the south of England with the London Broncos in the 2013 campaign.

Salford Red Devils (2014-16)

Lee played for the Salford Red Devils in the 2014, 2015 and 2016 seasons. Lee made 51 appearances, scoring four tries and kicking two goals, for the team from the AJ Bell Stadium.

St. Helens (2017)

The start of the 2017 season marked the fifth time that Lee had represented a club for only a solitary campaign. 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 - 2019)

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. On 2019, Lee announced his retirement^[6][7]

Halifax

On 5 March 2020 it was announced that he had come out of retirement to join Halifax to fill the void created by the sudden loss of Keal Carlile, who was forced to retire due to a heart condition^[8] In January 2021, the club web site reported that Lee had been released and would not feature in the 2021 season^[9]

Rugby Union

On 27 February 2020 it was announced that Lee had signed up to Hull RUFC^[10]

References

1. "Tommy Lee Salford Red Devils". www.superleague.co.uk. Rugby Football League. 2015. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. 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.
6. "TOMMY LEE RETIRES FROM RUGBY LEAGUE". www.hullkr.co.uk. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
7. "Tommy Lee: Hull KR hooker retires after almost 15 years in Super League". BBC Sport. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
8. "Tommy Lee comes out of retirement to sign for Halifax". www.loverugbyleague.com. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
9. "SQUAD UPDATE - LOCKED IN FOR 2021". www.halifaxpanthers.co.uk. January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
10. "Tommy is getting to grips with union after switching from league". www.hullrugbyunion.com. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2021.

External links

• Hull FC profile^{[permanent dead link‍]}
• SL profile
• (archived by web.archive.org) Wildcats Take On Tommy Lee
• Profile at saints.org.uk