Ben Ellis (rugby league)
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| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 14 September 1982 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
- ↑ Norths Ben Ellis breaks new record rleague.com, 28 September 2006
- ↑ "Dragons utility joins the Two Blues". Cabramatta RLC. 2009-01-27. Archived from the original on 25 December 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
- ↑ Ellis shows why he's got the guernsey Fairfield City Champion, 15 July 2009
- ↑ Jessup, Peter (13 July 2007). "League: Kiwi Dragons chase their dream". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 19 September 2011.