Jamie Ellis

Jamie Ellis
Personal information
Full name James Ellis
Born (1989-10-04) 4 October 1989
Preston, Lancashire, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (177 cm)
Weight 14 st 13 lb (95 kg)[1]
Playing information
Position Scrum-half, Stand-off, Hooker

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2008–10 St Helens 3 0 1 0 2
2011 Leigh Centurions 31 34 14 0 164
2012 Hull F.C. 11 1 0 0 4
2012–14 Castleford Tigers 40 15 82 1 225
2015–17 Huddersfield Giants 28 11 18 2 82
2017(loan) → Hull Kingston Rovers 30 9 157 1 351
2018– Castleford Tigers 19 2 57 1 123
Total 162 72 329 5 951
As of 4 October 2018
Source: [2][3][4]

Jamie Ellis (born 4 October 1989) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Castleford Tigers in the Super League. Ellis is a scrum-half or stand-off.

He has previously played for the Huddersfield Giants but was on loan to Hull KR for the 2017 season. Signed for St. Helens, and has also played for Leigh Centurions, Hull F.C., and Castleford Tigers.

Background

Ellis was born in St Helens, Merseyside, England.

Early career

Ellis was as a youngster with the amateur team Chorley Panthers.

St Helens career

Ellis made his professional début in a 20-10 loss to Salford City Reds in 2009's Super League XIV.[5] He since featured against Harlequins RL in 2009's Super League XIV Round 22 game, where he came off the bench to be utilised as a hooker.[6]

Leigh Centurions

At the end of 2010's Super League XV, Ellis left St. Helens, after falling out of favour with new coach Royce Simmons, and a run of bad injuries saw him leave the Super League side. He joined Championship outfit Leigh Centurions on a one-year contract.[7]

Hull F.C.

In May 2011 it was confirmed that Ellis would be moving to Super League side Hull F.C. for the start of the 2012 campaign.[8]

Castleford Tigers

In June 2012, Ellis signed a contract with Castleford Tigers for the 2013 season where he then left at the end of 2014.[9]

In 2017 Ellis signed again with the tigers on a 3-year deal.[10]

Huddersfield Giants

In October 2014, it was announced that he would join the Huddersfield Giants on a two-year deal starting in 2015.

Hull Kingston Rovers

2016 Ellis is signed onto a 1-year loan to Hull Kingston Rovers, citing Head Coach Tim Sheens' intentions of getting Rovers back into the Super League.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Huddersfield Giants 1st Team Jamie Ellis". Huddersfield Giants web site. Huddersfield Giants. 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  2. ↑ St Helens profile
  3. ↑ Love Rugby League
  4. ↑ Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
  5. ↑ "St Helens 10-20 Salford". saintsrlfc.com. 2009-07-06. Archived from the original on 2009-07-07. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
  6. ↑ "St Helens 44-24 Harlequins". saintsrlfc.com. 2009-07-25. Archived from the original on 2010-11-29. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
  7. ↑ "Ellis leaves Saints". superleague.co.uk. 2010-11-25. Archived from the original on 2010-11-28. Retrieved 2010-11-26.
  8. ↑ "Centurions' Jamie Ellis agrees terms on move to KC". thisishullandeastriding.co.uk. 2011-05-27. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
  9. ↑ "Castleford Tigers". Retrieved 2012-06-26.
  10. ↑ "Ellis returns to the Tigers". Castleford Tigers. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  11. ↑ "Jamie Ellis: Huddersfield Giants sign Castleford Tigers half-back". BBC Sport. 1 October 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
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