Marc Ellis (rugby)
| Full name | Marc Christopher Gwynne Ellis | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 8 October 1971 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (12 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||
| School | Wellington College | ||||||||||||
| University | University of Otago | ||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Mick Williment (uncle) | ||||||||||||
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| Position | Utility back | ||||||||||||
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| Position | Utility back | ||||||||||||
| New Zealand No. | 926 | ||||||||||||
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 1996–97 | Auckland Warriors | ||
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 1996 | New Zealand | 5 | |
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 1991–95 1998–00 |
Otago North Harbour |
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 1999 2000 |
Blues Highlanders |
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 1992–95 | New Zealand | 8 | (55) |
Marc Christopher Gwynne Ellis (born 8 October 1971) is a New Zealand businessman and television presenter, and former rugby league and rugby union player. A graduate of the University of Otago, his primary business interests are in Charlie's, a juice company. During the 1995 Rugby World Cup he scored six tries in the game against Japan, which is the record for the most tries by an individual in a Rugby World Cup match.
Ellis started out for Otago in the NPC in 1991 when he was playing for the club side University, and he was selected for the NZ Colts. He made a name for himself while playing for Otago, which earned him All Black selection in 1992. Ellis stayed with Otago until 1995 when he switched code to rugby league. In 1998 after two seasons of league, Ellis played for North Harbour in the NPC, where he remained for another two seasons. Ellis played his last season of NPC in 2000 for North Harbour.
Ellis first played for the All Blacks in 1992, against a South Australian Invitation XV, then against Australian club and invitation sides. He scored two tries in his first test, in 1993, at first five-eighth against Scotland, won 51–15 by the All Blacks. A week later he was selected for the test against England where he also played first five. Ellis played his last match of 1993 against the Barbarians. For the 1994 season, Ellis was not selected for the All Blacks and did not attend the NZ trial due to injury, but he did play for the New Zealand XV and New Zealand Universities sides. In 1995 Ellis was re-called to the All Blacks for the World Cup, playing five games on the wing. He scored seven tries in the tournament, six of them in the 145–17 win over Japan.
At the end of the 1995 season Ellis switched to league to play for the Auckland Warriors where he joined his All Blacks team mate John Kirwan. Ellis was Warrior number 29 when he played his first match in 1996. He played for the Warriors between 1996 and 1998, playing in 36 matches and scoring 103 points through 11 tries, 29 goals and 1 field goal. Ellis also represented the New Zealand national rugby league team, the Kiwis, in 5 matches. But in league, as he had in union, Ellis suffered from an uncertainty as to which position was his best.
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