Andy Ellis (rugby league)

Andy Ellis
Personal information
Full name	Andrew Ellis
Born	15 December 1984 (age 38); Derby, Derbyshire, England
Playing information
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	14 st 2 lb (90 kg)
Position	Hooker
Club
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Last updated August 29, 2023

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.

Background

Ellis was born in Derby, Derbyshire, England. He started playing rugby league at 7 years old and signed for Hull KR aged 15.

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.^[4] 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 ^[5] 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]

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References

↑ "Harlequins Rugby League". web page. Harlequins Rugby League. 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2011.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
↑ loverugbyleague
↑ Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
↑ "Quins acquire Barrow hooker". inthenews.co.uk. 7 October 2009. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
↑ "Meet Andy Ellis". Harlequins RL. 6 November 2009. Archived from the original on 11 December 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
↑ "Featherstone swoop for Andy Ellis". 25 September 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
↑ "Andy Ellis answers York SOS". loverugbyleague.com. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2020.

External links

York City Knights profile Archived 21 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine
Harlequins Rugby League profile ^{[ permanent dead link ]}

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[1] "Harlequins Rugby League". web page. Harlequins Rugby League. 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2011.^{[ permanent dead link ]}

[2] verugbyleague

[3] Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org

[Quins_acquire_Barrow_hooker-4] "Quins acquire Barrow hooker". inthenews.co.uk. 7 October 2009. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2010.

[Meet_Andy_Ellis-5] "Meet Andy Ellis". Harlequins RL. 6 November 2009. Archived from the original on 11 December 2009. 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.

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