Gareth Ellis
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Personal information
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3 May 1981 Castleford, Yorkshire, England |
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 16 st 12 lb (107 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing information
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| Position | Second-row, Lock, Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 11/09/16
Source: League Central, Rugby League Project
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Gareth "Gaz" Ellis (born 3 May 1981 in Castleford, West Yorkshire) is an English professional rugby league footballer for Hull F.C. in the English Super League. He has represented at international level for Great Britain and England and primarily plays in the back row. Ellis previously played in the European Super League competition for Leeds (with whom he won the 2007 and 2008 Championships) and Wakefield Trinity (captain) (Heritage № 1152).
Ellis was a junior at Castleford Lock Lane prior to signing for Wakefield Trinity's Academy side in 1999, making his first team debut later that year. He broke into the Trinity team in 2000. Gareth Ellis won cap(s) for Yorkshire while at Wakefield Trinity. He made over 100 appearances for Wakefield Trinity and became the club's first player to represent Great Britain for 12 years in 2003. Ellis first played for the Great Britain team in the final test of the 2003 Ashes series.
The second row joined Leeds from Wakefield Trinity in 2005. As Super League IX champions, Leeds faced 2004 NRL season premiers, Canterbury-Bankstown in the 2005 World Club Challenge. Ellis played at loose forward in Leeds' 39–32 victory. Ellis played for Leeds in the 2005 Challenge Cup Final at loose forward in their loss against Hull F.C. Ellis also receive a 2006 Super League Grand final runners up medal. He played for Leeds at second-row forward in their 2005 Super League Grand Final loss against Bradford.
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