Wayne Reittie
Encyclopedia
Wayne Allen Reittie is a Jamaican rugby league
player.
in Championship 1
having started out as a professional with Doncaster.
He played for Hunslet Hawks
in the latter half of 2009 following financial difficulties at Co-operative Championship club Doncaster. The York City Knights
had expressed an interest in the Leeds raised winger, but he opted for their Championship One rivals Hunslet
.
Wayne Reittie's usual position is as a winger.
He is a Jamaican
international.
He was born in London and brought up in Leeds
. He played for Hunslet Parkside as a junior, the same club as dual-code international Jason Robinson
.
Reittie is a product of the Leeds Rhinos
Academy.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
player.
Career
Reittie plays for the York City KnightsYork City Knights
York City Knights Rugby League Club is a British professional rugby league club hailing from York. They play at the Huntington Stadium, situated to the north of York city centre...
in Championship 1
Championship 1
Championship 1, known as The Co-operative Championship 1 due to sponsorship by The Co-operative Group, is a rugby league competition based in the United Kingdom. It acts as the country's third-tier competition behind the Championship, with which it has a system of promotion and relegation. It is...
having started out as a professional with Doncaster.
He played for Hunslet Hawks
Hunslet Hawks
Hunslet Hawks is a professional rugby league club based in Hunslet, West Yorkshire, England. The club, sometimes known as 'the Parksiders' after their former stadium, are currently champions of Championship One.-History:-Early years:...
in the latter half of 2009 following financial difficulties at Co-operative Championship club Doncaster. The York City Knights
York City Knights
York City Knights Rugby League Club is a British professional rugby league club hailing from York. They play at the Huntington Stadium, situated to the north of York city centre...
had expressed an interest in the Leeds raised winger, but he opted for their Championship One rivals Hunslet
Hunslet Hawks
Hunslet Hawks is a professional rugby league club based in Hunslet, West Yorkshire, England. The club, sometimes known as 'the Parksiders' after their former stadium, are currently champions of Championship One.-History:-Early years:...
.
Wayne Reittie's usual position is as a winger.
He is a Jamaican
Jamaica national rugby league team
-See also:* Rugby League in the West Indies* West Indies National Team-External links:*...
international.
He was born in London and brought up in Leeds
Leeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
. He played for Hunslet Parkside as a junior, the same club as dual-code international Jason Robinson
Jason Robinson
Jason Thorpe Robinson OBE is an English former international rugby union and rugby league player of the 1990s and 2000s. Playing at wing or fullback, he won fifty-one rugby union international test caps in total for England, and in rugby league he won twelve caps for Great Britain and seven for...
.
Reittie is a product of the Leeds Rhinos
Leeds Rhinos
Leeds Rhinos is an English professional rugby league football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The club won the 2011 Super League and became the most successful club in the Super League era, beating St Helens 32-16 on 8th October 2011. Formed in 1890, Leeds competes in Europe's Super League...
Academy.