Kevin Ellis (born 29 May 1965) is a Welsh former professional
rugby league
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and
rugby union
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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
Bridgend Ravens ( cy, Cigfrain Pen-y-bont) (formerly Bridgend RFC) are a semi-professional rugby union club based in Bridgend, South Wales.
They currently play in the Welsh Premier Division and are a feeder club to the Ospreys regional team ...
,
Maesteg RFC
Maesteg is a town and community in Bridgend County Borough, Wales. Maesteg lies at the northernmost end of the Llynfi Valley, close to the border with Neath Port Talbot. In 2011, Maesteg had a population of 20,612. The English translation of Mae ...
(two spells),
Treorchy RFC
Treorchy Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the village of Treorchy, in the Rhondda Valley, Wales. They formed in 1886 and by 1891 were a strong voice in the Welsh Football Union and were playing in the Rhondda Division.
Club history
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,
Sale Sharks
Sale Sharks is a professional rugby union club from Greater Manchester, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby.
Originally founded in 1861 as Sale Football Club, now a distinct amateur club, they adopted the n ...
,
London Irish
London Irish RFC is a professional rugby union club which competes in the Premiership, the top division of English rugby union. The club has also competed in the Anglo-Welsh Cup, the European Champions Cup and European Challenge Cup. While ...
,
Cardiff RFC
Cardiff Rugby Football Club ( cy, Clwb Rygbi Caerdydd) is a rugby union club based in Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. The club was founded in 1876Parry-Jones (1989), pg 59 and played their first few matches at Sophia Gardens, shortly after ...
,
Pontypool RFC
Pontypool Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team based in the town of Pontypool, which plays in the WRU Championship (known as the SWALEC Championship for sponsorship purposes). Due to the regionalisation of Welsh rugby in 2003, Pontypo ...
and
Ebbw Vale RFC
Ebbw Vale Rugby Football Club ( cy, Clwb Rygbi Glyn Ebwy) is a Welsh Rugby Union Club based in the town of Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent, South Wales.
The club play in the Welsh Premiership and act as a feeder club for the Dragons regional team.
...
, at representative level rugby league (RL) for
Wales
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, and at club level for
Warrington Wolves
The Warrington Wolves are a professional rugby league club based in Warrington, England, that competes in the Super League. They play rugby at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, having moved there from Wilderspool in 2004.
Founded as Warrington Z ...
,
Workington Town
Workington Town R.L.F.C. is a semi-professional rugby league club playing in Workington in west Cumbria.
Their stadium is Derwent Park, which they share with Workington Comets, a speedway team.
They became Rugby League Champions in 1951 and ...
,
Gold Coast Chargers
The Gold Coast Chargers were a professional rugby league club which played in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership from New South Wales Rugby League season 1988, 1988 to New South Wales Rugby League season 1994, 1994, the Australian Ru ...
,
Bridgend Blue Bulls
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and
Celtic Crusaders
Crusaders Rugby League ( cy, Croesgadwyr Rygbi'r Gynghrair) was a professional rugby league club based in Bridgend and later in Wrexham, Wales. They played for six seasons in the Rugby Football League competitions, including three years in the ...
, as a , or .
Playing career
Ellis won
cap
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s for
Wales
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(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
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against France, Western Samoa, and England, while at Bridgend Blue Bulls in 2003 against Russia, and Australia, and in 2004 against Ireland, and won a
cap
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for
Great Britain
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while at Warrington in 1991 against France.
He was selected to go on the
1992 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand
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.
Ellis played in
Warrington
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's 12-2 victory over
Bradford Northern
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in the
1990–91 Regal Trophy Final during the
1990–91 season at
Headingley
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,
Leeds
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on Saturday 12 January 1991.
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
Maesteg is a town and community in Bridgend County Borough, Wales. Maesteg lies at the northernmost end of the Llynfi Valley, close to the border with Neath Port Talbot. In 2011, Maesteg had a population of 20,612. The English translation of Mae ...
in the SWALEC Final.
Ellis also became a patron of
Healing the Wounds
Healing the Wounds (HTW) is a British charity launched in December 2009 to help provide support and care for British servicemen and women suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder
It was founded by Kevin Richards, a former British Army comba ...
, 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
External links
Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk (statistics currently missing due to not having appeared for both Great Britain, and England)*(archived by web.archive.org
Warrington's World Cup heroes - Kevin EllisNeath blitz sinks SteelmenSwansea back on title trailWelsh legends play onBridgend 60-10 Leeds AkkiesAberavon adventure excites KellyLife not all a beach for new boysEllis relishes Warrington clashEbbw Vale digging inSheasby inspires Irish revengeVale swamped by ScarletsTransfer talkGloucester punish brave EbbwWasps confident of Sardis successEvans joins CardiffMaesteg win to stay in top flightWho would you have chosen?French memories for Cardiff duoStatistics at wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk
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1965 births
Living people
Bridgend RFC players
Cardiff RFC players
Ebbw Vale RFC players
Footballers who switched code
Gold Coast Chargers players
Great Britain national rugby league team players
London Irish players
Maesteg RFC players
Pontypool RFC players
Rugby league five-eighths
Rugby league halfbacks
Rugby league locks
Rugby league players from Bridgend
Rugby union players from Bridgend
Sale Sharks players
Treorchy RFC players
Wales national rugby league team players
Warrington Wolves players
Welsh rugby league players
Welsh rugby union players
Workington Town players