Keith Ellis (rugby union) explained

Keith Ellis
Full Name:Keith James Ellis
Birth Date:30 March 1927
Birth Place:Casino, NSW, Australia
Position:Prop
Repyears1:1958–59
Repcaps1:5
Reppoints1:0

Keith James Ellis (30 March 1927 – 17 April 1989) was an Australian rugby union international.[1]

Raised in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Ellis was a prop and got his nickname "Bluey" on account of his red hair. After starting out in Sydney club rugby in the lower grades at Drummoyne, he moved in 1951 to Manly, where he featured in a then club record 185 first-grade games.[2]

Ellis was capped five times for the Wallabies, playing all three Tests on the 1958 tour of New Zealand and both Tests against the visiting British Lions the following year.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Stands Down . . 25 September 1958.
  2. Web site: Keith James ('Bluey') Ellis . classicwallabies.com.au . en.
  3. News: 21st Year of Fairfax Cup . . 30 March 1969.