Andy_Ellis_(rugby_league)

Andy Ellis (rugby league)

Andy Ellis (rugby league)

English former rugby league footballer

Andy Ellis (born (1984-12-15)15 December 1984), also known by the nickname of "Sniffer", is an English rugby league footballer who last played as a hooker for the York City Knights in Betfred Championship.

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He is formerly of the Featherstone Rovers in the Kingstone Press Championship, and the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in the Super League competition.

Background

Ellis was born in Derby, Derbyshire, England. He played rugby league for amateur club Cottingham Tigers and signing for Hull KR aged 18.[4]

Career

In 2009 he was named Man of Steel for the Championship and also led the Barrow Raiders to the league title and to the National Rail Cup Final.[5] Ellis was also part of the Championship All Stars team in 2009 after having an incredible season with Barrow.

He has previously played for Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, Hull Kingston Rovers and Harlequins[4] being named players player at Harlequins in 2011.

In September 2012, he left Wakefield and signed a two-year contract with Featherstone Rovers.[6] Ellis later played for Featherstone and became an integral part of the team.

On 14 June 2019, Ellis came out of retirement to fill in after injuries to York's three hookers[7]

References

  1. [1]
    "The Players". York City Knights. Archived from the original on 21 April 2017.
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  3. [3]
    Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
  4. [4]
    "Meet Andy Ellis". Harlequins RL. 6 November 2009. Archived from the original on 11 December 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
  5. [5]
    "Quins acquire Barrow hooker". inthenews.co.uk. 7 October 2009. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
  6. [6]
    "Featherstone swoop for Andy Ellis". 25 September 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  7. [7]
    "Andy Ellis answers York SOS". loverugbyleague.com. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
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