Andy Ellis (rugby league)

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Andy Ellis
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Personal information
Full nameAndrew Ellis
Born (1984-12-15) 15 December 1984 (age 39)
Derby, Derbyshire, England
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight14 st 2 lb (90 kg) [1]
Playing information
Position Hooker
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2003–06 Hull Kingston Rovers 50180072
2007–09 Barrow Raiders 945310210
2010–11 Harlequins RL 3980032
2012 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 100000
2012(loan)→ Featherstone Rovers 72008
2013–17 Featherstone Rovers 82200080
2017–18 York City Knights 3590036
2019 York City Knights 00000
2025– Goole Vikings 00000
Total31711010438
Source: [2] [3]
As of 9 November 2024

Andy Ellis (born 15 December 1984), also known by the nickname of "Sniffer", is an English rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for the Goole Vikings in RFL League 1.

Contents

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.

Featherstone Rovers

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.

York City Knights

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

Goole Vikings

On 8 November 2024 it was reported that he had signed for Goole in the RFL League 1. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "The Players". York City Knights. Archived from the original on 21 April 2017.
  2. ↑ loverugbyleague
  3. ↑ Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
  4. 1 2 "Meet Andy Ellis". Harlequins RL. 6 November 2009. Archived from the original on 11 December 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
  5. ↑ "Quins acquire Barrow hooker". inthenews.co.uk. 7 October 2009. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
  6. ↑ "Featherstone swoop for Andy Ellis". 25 September 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  7. ↑ "Andy Ellis answers York SOS". loverugbyleague.com. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  8. ↑ Callum Walker (8 November 2024). "Goole Vikings snap up ex-Hull KR hooker". Total RL.
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