Ben Ellis (rugby league)

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Ben Ellis
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Personal information
Born (1982-09-14) 14 September 1982 (age 41)
Turangi, New Zealand
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 90 kg (14 st 2 lb)
Playing information
Position Hooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2007–08 St. George Illawarra 21 2 0 0 8
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2008 New Zealand Māori 1 0 0 0 0
As of 09:21, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
Source: NRL Stats

Ben Ellis (born 14 September 1982) is a New Zealand rugby league player who currently plays for the Cabramatta Two-Blues in the Bundaberg Cup. Ellis' position of choice is at hooker.

Playing career

In 2006 Ellis played for the North Sydney Bears, making a record 1066 tackles in the NSWRL Premier League season.[1]

In 2007 Ellis joined the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL.

A former Junior Kiwi, Ellis captained the New Zealand Māori rugby league team in the opening match of the 2008 World Cup.

At the end of the 2008 season Ellis was released by the Dragons, and signed with the Cabramatta Two-Blues club in the Bundaberg Cup.[2]

In 2009 Ellis was named to play in the New South Wales Residents team.[3]

Personal career

Born in Turangi, Ellis is of Maori, Welsh, Lebanese descent.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Norths Ben Ellis breaks new record rleague.com, 28 September 2006
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[dead link]
  3. ↑ Ellis shows why he's got the guernsey Fairfield City Champion, 15 July 2009
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

External links

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