Tee Ritson
{{short description|Thai rugby league player}}
{{use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{use British English|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
| name = Tee Ritson
| fullname = Theerapol Ritson
| image =
| image_size =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|1|7|df=y}}
| birth_place = Khon Kaen, Thailand
| death_date =
| height =
| weight =
| position = {{rlp|WG}}
| club1 = Workington Town
| year1start = 2014
| year1end = 17
| appearances1 = 39
| tries1 = 12
| goals1 = 0
| fieldgoals1 = 0
| points1 = 49
| club2 = {{nowrap|→ Newcastle Thunder}}
| year2start = 2018{{small|(loan)}}
| year2end =
| appearances2 = 22
| tries2 = 18
| goals2 = 0
| fieldgoals2 = 0
| points2 = 72
| club3 = Barrow Raiders
| year3start = 2019
| year3end = 23
| appearances3 = 71
| tries3 = 70
| goals3 = 3
| fieldgoals3 = 0
| points3 = 286
| club4 = {{nowrap|→ St Helens}}
| year4start = 2023{{small|(loan)}}
| year4end =
| appearances4 = 16
| tries4 = 3
| goals4 = 0
| fieldgoals4 = 0
| points4 = 12
| club5 = St Helens
| year5start = 2024
| year5end = present
| appearances5 = 10
| tries5 = 0
| goals5 = 0
| fieldgoals5 = 0
| points5 = 0
| club6 = {{nowrap|→ Swinton Lions}}
| year6start = 2024{{small|(dual-reg)}}
| year6end =
| appearances6 = 9
| tries6 = 3
| goals6 = 0
| fieldgoals6 = 0
| points6 = 12
| club7 = {{nowrap|→Barrow Raiders {{small|(loan)}}}}
| year7start = 2025
| year7end =
| appearances7 = 0
| tries7 = 0
| goals7 = 0
| fieldgoals7 = 0
| points7 = 0
| teamA = Cumbria
| yearAstart = 2022
| appearancesA = 1
| triesA = 1
| goalsA = 0
| fieldgoalsA = 0
| pointsA = 4
| retired = no
| source = {{Rugby league records|id=699|access-date=17 November 2024}}
| updated = 28 February 2025
}}
Theerapol Ritson (born 7 January 1996) is a Thai professional rugby league footballer who plays as a {{rlp|wg}} for Barrow Raiders in the RFL Championship, on a short 2-week loan from St Helens in the Super League having previously played Workington Town, Newcastle Thunder and Barrow Raiders. Ritson has also appeared for Swinton Lions in the RFL Championship as Swinton and St Helens have a dual-registration agreement.
Background
Playing career
=Workington Town=
His playing career started at Workington Town where he made 39 appearances between 2014 and 2017 scoring 12 tries.{{cite news |title=St Helens swoop for sought-after Championship star Tee Ritson |url=https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/tee-ritson-st-helens-barrow-raiders |access-date=28 July 2023 |work=LoveRugbyLeague |date=8 November 2022 |language=en}}
In 2016 he was the club's player of the year and was selected for the {{rlnt|Thailand}} national team.{{cite news |title=Young Tee's the talk of the Town |url=https://www.whitehavennews.co.uk/sport/17116994.young-tees-the-talk-of-the-town/ |access-date=28 July 2023 |work=Whitehaven News |date=26 September 2016}}{{cite news |title=Workington Town winger Theerapol Ritson earns first international call-up for Thailand |url=https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/sport/16759877.workington-town-winger-theerapol-ritson-earns-first-international-call-up-for-thailand/ |access-date=28 July 2023 |work=News and Star |date=5 September 2016}} An international debut was missed as the game against {{rlnt|Malta}} was cancelled due to the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej.{{cite web |title=Malta tour of Thailand cancelled |url=https://staging.asiapacificrl.com/2016/10/17/malta-tour-thailand-cancelled/ |publisher=Asia Pacific Rugby League |access-date=28 July 2023 |date=17 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630012609/https://staging.asiapacificrl.com/2016/10/17/malta-tour-thailand-cancelled/ |archive-date=30 June 2022}}
=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.
=Barrow Raiders=
2019 saw a move to his home town club, Barrow Raiders, where he became a prolific try scorer over the next four seasons, scoring 70 tries in just 73 appearances. In 2022 he scored 33 tries in 31 games becoming the Championship leading try scorer for the season.{{cite news |last1=Walker |first1=Callum |title=Barrow Raiders star Tee Ritson makes Super League move |url=https://www.totalrl.com/barrow-raiders-star-tee-ritson-makes-super-league-move/ |access-date=28 July 2023 |work=TotalRL.com |date=8 November 2022}}
=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 {{rlnt|Jamaica}}. Cumbria won 28–2 with Ritson scoring one of the Cumbrian's tries.{{cite news |title=Jamaica suffered defeat in Cumbria in World Cup warm-up |url=https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/jamaica-suffered-defeat-in-cumbria-in-world-cup-warm-up |access-date=28 July 2023 |work=LoveRugbyLeague |date=8 October 2022}}
=St Helens=
In November 2022, Super League side, St Helens, signed Ritson on a one-year loan deal.{{cite news |last1=Pattison |first1=Cam |title=Tee Ritson reveals why he chose St Helens and the St Helens legend he looked up to |url=https://www.seriousaboutrl.com/tee-ritson-reveals-why-he-chose-st-helens-and-the-st-helens-legend-he-looked-up-to-61935/ |access-date=28 July 2023 |work=Rugby League News |date=8 November 2022}}
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.{{cite news |last1=Walker |first1=Callum |title=St Helens overcome St George Illawarra Dragons in entertaining prelude to World Club Challenge |url=https://www.totalrl.com/st-helens-overcome-st-george-illawarra-dragons-in-entertaining-prelude-to-world-club-challenge/ |access-date=28 July 2023 |work=TotalRL.com |date=11 February 2023}}
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.{{cite news |title=Flying wing Tee Ritson is grabbing his Saints chance with both hands |url=https://www.sthelensstar.co.uk/sport/23562345.tee-ritson-grabbing-saints-chance-hands/ |access-date=28 July 2023 |work=St Helens Star |date=1 June 2023}}
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.{{cite web|website=BBC Sport|date=18 Oct 2023|title=Tee Ritson: St Helens turn winger's loan switch from Barrow into permanent two-year deal|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/67143672}}
=Barrow Raiders (loan)=
On 28 February 2025 it was reported that he had signed for Barrow Raiders in the RFL Championship on a short-term 2-week loan{{cite web|website=Total RL|date=28 Feb 2025|author=Callum Walker|title=St Helens winger Tee Ritson makes loan move|url=https://www.totalrl.com/st-helens-winger-tee-ritson-makes-loan-move/}}
References
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{{St Helens squad}}
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Category:Barrow Raiders players
Category:Cumbria rugby league team players
Category:Newcastle Thunder players
Category:St Helens R.F.C. players
Category:Swinton Lions players