Rob Elloway (born 9 November 1983) is a former

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player, playing for the

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in the

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and the German rugby team.

Biography

Born in

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,Rob Elloway profile at scrum.com
accessed: 23 March 2010 he has played rugby since 1990.Bor
Rob Elloway profile at totalrugby.de
accessed: 23 March 2010 He was born on a

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base in Germany to an English father and a German mother, thereby qualifying to play for Germany.Rob Elloway profile at the Cornish Pirates website
accessed: 23 March 2010 Elloway, from a rugby playing family, his father Kevin Elloway, a

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, represented his corps at rugby. He was educated at

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and played junior rugby at

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. Elloway made a number of appearances for

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, spent some time at

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on loan in the 2006–07 season before joining the

in 2007. He made his debut for Germany against

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on 2 May 2009.

Stats

Rob Elloway's personal statistics in club and international rugby (incomplete):

Club

* ''As of 15 April 2017''

National team

* ''As of 14 May 2017''

References

External links

Rob Elloway
at scrum.com *
Rob Elloway
at totalrugby.de
Rob Elloway
at the Cornish Pirates website {{DEFAULTSORT:Elloway, Rob 1983 births Living people English rugby union players German rugby union players English rugby union coaches Germany international rugby union players German people of English descent People educated at Sedbergh School People from Rinteln Rugby union hookers Rugby union players from Yorkshire Rugby union players from Gloucestershire Birmingham & Solihull R.F.C. players Cornish Pirates players Gloucester Rugby players Sedgley Park R.U.F.C. players Sportspeople from Lower Saxony