Jonathan Pownall (born 22 August 1991) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who last played as a winger for the

Leigh Centurions The Leigh Leopards are a professional rugby league club based in Leigh, Greater Manchester, England, who compete in the Betfred Super League. The club was founded in 1878, and is one of the original twenty-two clubs that formed the Northern R ...

in the Betfred Championship. He previously played for the

and Toronto Wolfpack.

Career

Pownall made his senior début for Leigh on 6 March 2011 in a

Challenge Cup The Challenge Cup is a knockout rugby league cup competition organised by the Rugby Football League, held annually since 1896, with the exception of 1915–1919 and 1939–1940, due to World War I and World War II respectively. It involves am ...

match against the amateur club Hull Dockers. His first league game was on 22 May 2011 in a Championship match against

Hunslet Hawks Hunslet R.L.F.C. is a professional rugby league club in Hunslet, South Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, who play in Betfred League 1. The club was founded in 1973 as New Hunslet, they became Hunslet in 1979 and the club were the Hunslet Ha ...

. 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 The 2017 Challenge Cup, (also known as the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 116th staging of the Challenge Cup the main rugby league knockout tournament for teams in the Super League, the British National Leagues and a nu ...

References

External links

Toronto Wolfpack profile
1991 births Living people Barrow Raiders players Bradford Bulls players English rugby league players Leigh Leopards players Rugby league wingers Toronto Wolfpack players English expatriate rugby league players English expatriate sportspeople in Canada Expatriate rugby league players in Canada {{England-rugbyleague-bio-stub