Kevin Stewart Ellis (born 29 May 1965) is a Welsh former professional rugby league and rugby union footballer who played in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. A Great Britain and Wales national representative. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Bridgend RFC, Maesteg RFC (two spells), Treorchy RFC, Sale Sharks, London Irish, Cardiff RFC, Pontypool RFC and Ebbw Vale RFC, at representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Warrington Wolves, Workington Town, Gold Coast Chargers, Bridgend Blue Bulls and Celtic Crusaders, as a stand-off, scrum-half, or loose forward.[1][3]
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| Full name | Kevin Stewart Ellis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 May 1965 Bridgend, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 13 st 7 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Stand-off, Scrum-half, Loose forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Scrum-half / Fly-half | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
editEllis switched from rugby union to rugby league in 1990, signing a five-year contract with Warrington.[4] He played scrum-half in Warrington's 12–2 victory over Bradford Northern in the 1990–91 Regal Trophy Final during the 1990–91 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 12 January 1991.
Ellis won caps for Wales (RL) while at Warrington in 1991 against Papua New Guinea, in 1992 against France, England, and France, in 1993 against New Zealand, in 1994 against France, and Australia, in 1995 against England, and France, in the 1995 Rugby League World Cup against France, Western Samoa, and England. He also won a cap for Great Britain while at Warrington in 1991 against France.[1] He was selected to go on the 1992 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand.
Ellis switched back to playing rugby union in 1995, but briefly returned to rugby league in 2003 to play for Bridgend Blue Bulls in the 2003 Rugby League Conference Grand Final.[5] He also made further appearances for Wales in 2003 against Russia, and Australia, and in 2004 against Ireland.[6]
Ellis also worked as an assistant coach with Celtic Crusaders for several years,[7][8] where he also made a handful of appearances as a player.[9]
In May 2010 he announced that he would be returning to rugby at the age of 45 for the club that he was coach for, Maesteg RFC in the SWALEC Final.
Outside rugby
editEllis also became a patron of Healing the Wounds, a British charity launched in December 2009 to help provide support and care for British servicemen and women suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
References
edit- ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ Kevin Ellis at ESPNscrum
- ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
- ^ "Kevin Ellis a proud man going into Warrington Wolves clash". Warrington Guardian. 29 March 2009. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ Richards, Martin (8 September 2003). "Ellis and Bateman inspire Bridgend". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ "Welsh legends play on". BBC Sport. 3 October 2004. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ "Crusaders start life on the road". BBC Sport. 3 January 2006. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ "Ellis relishes Warrington clash". BBC Sport. 3 July 2009. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ "Crusaders 62-0 Centurions". BBC Sport. 26 March 2006. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
External links
edit- Celtic Crusaders profile[usurped]
- (archived by web.archive.org) World Cup 1995 details
- Warrington's World Cup heroes - Kevin Ellis
- Neath blitz sinks Steelmen
- Swansea back on title trail
- Bridgend 60-10 Leeds Akkies
- Aberavon adventure excites Kelly
- Life not all a beach for new boys
- Ebbw Vale digging in
- Sheasby inspires Irish revenge
- Vale swamped by Scarlets
- Transfer talk
- Gloucester punish brave Ebbw
- Wasps confident of Sardis success
- Evans joins Cardiff
- Maesteg win to stay in top flight
- Who would you have chosen?
- French memories for Cardiff duo
- Statistics at wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk