Warren Jowitt (born 9 September 1974), also known by the

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of "Woz", is an English former professional

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footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s,Jowitt was known for his hard running and uncompromising defence and was a no-nonsense kind of player coached in the 2000s and 2010s.

Background

Warren Jowitt was born in

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, England.

Playing career

He played at club level for the Stanley Rangers ARLFC, the

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( Heritage No.), the

Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Wakefield Trinity is a professional rugby league club in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, that plays in the Super League. One of the original twenty-two clubs that formed the Rugby Football League, Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895, betw ...

( Heritage No. 1159), the

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Hull F.C. Hull Football Club, commonly referred to as Hull or Hull F.C., is a professional rugby league football club established in 1865 and based in West Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The club plays in the Super League competition and were ...

( Heritage No.), and the

Dewsbury Rams The Dewsbury Rams are a professional English rugby league club based in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire that compete in the Championship. They play their home games at the Tetley's Stadium, on Owl Lane. The Rams' main fanbase comes from their hometo ...

, as a , or ,

Financial crisis at the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats

In 2000, at the height of a financial crisis at the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, the contracts of all players aged over 24 were terminated during September 2000. The players affected were; Andy Fisher,

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, Warren Jowitt, Tony Kemp (player-coach),

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, Francis Maloney,

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Bright Sodje Bright Ojamohare Sodje (born 21 April 1966) is a retired dual-code rugby player, who played for rugby league clubs; the Wakefield Trinity (Wildcats), Hull Kingston Rovers, and the Sheffield Eagles in England as well as rugby union for Wakefie ...

Francis Stephenson Francis Stephenson (born ) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s, and was the Operations Director at the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. He retired from playing during the 2007 close season, a ...

, and Glen Tomlinson.

Coaching career

He has coached at club level for

, and

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(assistant) and only the second coach in the game to achieve an undefeated season.

References

External links

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Statistics at hullfc.com
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Stats → Past Players → J at hullfc.comDewsbury Rams part company with Warren Jowitt
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Warren Jowitt leaves the Rams
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