Sam Hewitt

{{short description|English rugby league footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox rugby league biography |name = Sam Hewitt |fullname = Samuel Hewitt |image = |image_size = |position = {{rlp|SR|PR|CE}} | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|4|29|df=y}} | birth_place = [[England]] |height = |weight = | club1 = [[Huddersfield Giants]] | year1start = 2018 | year1end = present | appearances1 = 100 | tries1 = 14 | goals1 = 0 | fieldgoals1 = 0 | points1 = 56 |club2 = {{nowrap|→ [[Workington Town]]}} |year2start = 2019(loan) |year2end = |appearances2 = 6 |tries2 = 2 |goals2 = 0 |fieldgoals2 = 0 |points2 = 8 |club3 = {{nowrap|→ [[Halifax Panthers]]}} |year3start = 2020(loan) |year3end = |appearances3 = 1 |tries3 = 0 |goals3 = 0 |fieldgoals3 = 0 |points3 = 0 |club4 = {{nowrap|→ [[Halifax Panthers]]}} |year4start = 2021(loan) |year4end = |appearances4 = 7 |tries4 = 2 |goals4 = 0 |fieldgoals4 = 0 |points4 = 8 |club5 = {{nowrap|→ [[Halifax Panthers]]}} |year5start = 2022(loan) |year5end = |appearances5 = 1 |tries5 = 0 |goals5 = 0 |fieldgoals5 = 0 |points5 = 0 |club6 = {{nowrap|→ [[Wakefield Trinity]]}} |year6start = 2023(loan) |year6end = |appearances6 = 7 |tries6 = 0 |goals6 = 0 |fieldgoals6 = 0 |points6 = 0 |new = yes |source = <ref>{{Rugby league records|title=Sam Hewitt|id=5783}}</ref><ref>[https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/sam-hewitt/summary.html Rugby League Project]</ref><ref>[https://www.loverugbyleague.com/stats/players/Sam-Hewitt/ loverugbyleague]</ref> |updated = 24 March 2026 }}

'''Sam Hewitt''' (born 29 April 1999) is an English professional [[rugby league]] footballer who plays as a {{rlp|sr}} forward for the [[Huddersfield Giants]] in the [[Super League]]

==Playing career== ===Huddersfield Giants=== In 2018 he made his [[Super League]] début for [[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]] against [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league|title=Huddersfield Giants v Leeds Rhinos|work=BBC Sport}}</ref>

Hewitt is a graduate of Huddersfield's Academy system.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.giantsrl.com/article/616/hewitt-%E2%80%9Chonoured%E2%80%9D-to-make-first-team-debut|title = Hewitt "Honoured" to Make First-Team Debut}}</ref> Hewitt played 14 matches with Huddersfield in the 2023 Super League season as the club finished ninth on the table and missed the playoffs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.totalrl.com/ian-watson-explains-why-huddersfield-giants-underperformed-in-super-league-2023/#:~:text=HUDDERSFIELD%20GIANTS%20have%20been%20one,silverware%20once%20more%20this%20season./|title=Ian Watson explains why Huddersfield Giants underperformed in Super League 2023|website=www.totalrl.com|date=29 September 2023 }}</ref>

He played 17 games for Huddersfield in the 2024 Super League season as the club finished 9th for a second consecutive year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/huddersfield-giants-34-castleford-tigers-10-hosts-win-dead-rubber-but-2024-season-one-to-forget-for-west-yorkshire-rivals-4789784/|title=Huddersfield Giants 34 Castleford Tigers 10: Hosts win dead rubber but 2024 season one to forget for West Yorkshire rivals|website=www.yorkshirepost.co.uk}}</ref>

Hewitt played 15 matches for Huddersfield in the 2025 Super League season as the club finished 10th on the table.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/huddersfield-giants-coach-sounds-nrl-warning-as-honest-admission-made-over-2025-shortcomings/|title=Huddersfield Giants coach sounds NRL warning as honest admission made over 2025 shortcomings|website=www.loverugbyleague.com}}</ref>

====Workington Town (loan)==== He has spent time on loan from [[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]] at [[Workington Town]] in [[RFL League One|League 1]].{{citation needed|date=April 2024}}

====Halifax Panthers (2021 loan)==== On 14 February 2021, it was reported that he had signed a season-long loan deal for [[Halifax Panthers|Halifax]] in the [[RFL Championship]].<ref>{{cite web|website=Love Rugby League|date=14 Feb 2021|accessdate=14 Feb 2021|title=Halifax sign Sam Hewitt on loan from Huddersfield|url=https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/halifax-sign-sam-hewitt-on-loan-from-huddersfield/}}</ref>

====Wakefield Trinity (loan)==== On 11 March 2023, Hewitt signed for his hometown club [[Wakefield Trinity]] on loan.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://wakefieldtrinity.com/hewitt-joins-trinity-on-loan/ | title=Hewitt joins Trinity on loan | date=11 March 2023 }}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist|30em}}

==External links== *[http://www.giantsrl.com/locker-room/profile/644/sam-hewitt Huddersfield Giants profile] *[https://www.superleague.co.uk/player/374/sam%3Cbr-%3Ehewitt SL profile]

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