 Ellaz playing for Cronulla in 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 14 May 1990 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 98 kg (15 st 6 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row, Lock | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Ahmad Ellaz (born 14 May 1990) is a Lebanese rugby league player who has represented his country. His position is usually in the back row.
Ellaz has represented Lebanon at the 2009 European Cup, during qualification for the 2013 World Cup, in the 2014 Hayne/Mannah Cup and during qualification for the 2017 World Cup.
Ellaz joined Newtown in 2011 and quickly cemented his position at lock. He won the award for the Most Consistent Player at the 2011 Newtown RLFC Presentation Night. At the end of the year he was named as a member of New South Wales Cup Team of the Year. In 2017, Ellaz played for the Auburn Warriors in the Ron Massey Cup competition. [2]
| Date | Opponents | Competition | T | G | FG | Pts | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 October 2009 |  Italy | 2009 European Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1 November 2009 |  Scotland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 November 2009 |  Ireland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 October 2011 |  Serbia | 2013 World Cup qualifiers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 October 2011 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 19 October 2014 |  Fiji | 2014 Hayne/Mannah Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 October 2015 |  South Africa | 2017 World Cup qualifiers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 October 2015 | South Africa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 May 2016 |  Cook Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 May 2017 |  Malta | 2017 Phoenician Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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