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Max Jowitt

b. 1997

English rugby league footballer

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About Max Jowitt

Born 1997. Max Jowitt is a rugby league player.

Max Jowitt (born 6 May 1997) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for Wakefield Trinity in the Super League.

He has spent time on loan from Wakefield at the Dewsbury Rams the Championship, and Oxford and the Newcastle Thunder in League 1.

He holds the record in British rugby league for most points scored in a single season with 500 in 2024.

Background Jowitt was born in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. He is the son of Ian Jowitt who also played for Wakefield Trinity in the 1980s and 1990s.

Career Jowitt made his Wakefield Trinity Wildcats début on 15 August 2014 in a Super League match against St Helens at Langtree Park playing at . He was awarded the Albert Goldthorpe Rookie of the Year Medal in 2016, but lost his first team place in 2017 following the arrival of Scott Grix.

Jowitt played 15 games for Wakefield Trinity in the 2023 Super League season season as the club finished bottom of the table and were relegated to the RFL Championship which ended their 24-year stay in the top flight.

The following season, Jowitt became the first British player to score 500 points in a season (26 tries and 198 goals) in 34 matches as Wakefield won the Championship and the 1895 Cup. On 25 May 2025, Jowitt scored a try and kicked ten goals in Wakefield Trinity's 72-10 victory over Salford. Jowitt played 21 games for Wakefield Trinity in the 2025 Super League season which saw the club finish sixth on the table and qualify for the playoffs.

International career In July 2018 he was selected in the England Knights Performance squad.

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Who is Max Jowitt?

English rugby league footballer

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Max Jowitt was born on 6 May 1997 in Wakefield.

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Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Max Jowitt

· Wikidata: Q22098186

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