Theerapol Ritson

Theerapol Ritson (born 7 January 1996) is a Thai professional rugby league footballer who plays as a er for the Barrow Raiders in the RFL Championship

He previously played for St Helens, Workington Town, Newcastle Thunder and Barrow. Ritson has also appeared for the Swinton Lions in the RFL Championship, with St Helens having a dual-registration agreement in place at the time.

Background Ritson was born in Thailand, but was raised in Maryport, Cumbria, England.

Playing career Workington Town His playing career started at Workington Town where he made 39 appearances between 2014 and 2017 scoring 12 tries.

In 2016 he was the club's player of the year and was selected for the national team. An international debut was missed as the game against was cancelled due to the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

Newcastle Thunder (loan) At the start of the 2018 season Ritson moved to Newcastle Thunder on loan where he made 22 appearances scoring 18 tries.

Cumbria At the end of the 2022 season Ritson made his representative debut as he was selected to play for Cumbria in a World Cup warm-up match against . Cumbria won 28–2 with Ritson scoring one of the Cumbrian's tries.

St Helens In November 2022, Super League side, St Helens, signed Ritson on a one-year loan deal. Ritson's debut for St Helens was in the warm-up match for the 2023 World Club Challenge against St. George Illawarra Dragons where he also scored his first try for St Helens in a 30–12 victory. His Super League debut came in St Helens 2023 opening fixture against Castleford Tigers where he scored his first Super League try in St Helens 24–6 win. On 18 October 2023 it was reported that he had made his initial loan deal switch to St Helens permanent signing a two-year deal.

Barrow Raiders (loan) On 28 February 2025 he signed for Barrow in the RFL Championship on a short-term two-week loan. On 4 September 2025, it was announced that Ritson had signed a two-year deal to return to Barrow on a permanent basis starting in 2026.

Barrow Raiders (re-join) On 2 September 2025 it was reported that he had re-joined Barrow Raiders in the RFL Championship on a 2-year deal.