Jamie Ellis

Jamie Ellis (born 4 October 1989) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a scrum-half, stand-off or hooker for the Leigh Centurions in the Betfred Super League.

Jamie Ellis
Personal information
Full nameJames Ellis
Born (1989-10-04) 4 October 1989
St Helens, Merseyside, England
Height5 ft 10 in (1.77 m)
Weight14 st 13 lb (95 kg)[1]
Playing information
PositionScrum-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
2018–19 Castleford Tigers 25 2 73 1 155
2020 Hull Kingston Rovers 8 3 21 0 54
2021– Leigh Centurions 0 0 0 0 0
Total 176 75 366 5 1037
As of 25 December 2020
Source: [2][3][4]

He has previously played for St Helens, Leigh, Hull FC, Castleford Tigers, Hull Kingston Rovers and the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League. He has also spent time on loan from Huddersfield at Hull Kingston Rovers during 2017's Super League XXII, to which he returned on a 1-year deal for 2020's Super League XXV.

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 10–20 defeat by 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]

He played in the 2014 Challenge Cup Final defeat by the Leeds Rhinos at Wembley Stadium.[10]

In 2017 Ellis signed again with the tigers on a 3-year deal.[11]

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

In 2016 Ellis is signed onto a 1-year loan to the Hull Kingston Rovers, citing Head Coach Tim Sheens' intentions of getting the Hull Kingston Rovers back into the Super League.[12] On 6 December 2019 Ellis returned to the Hull Kingston Rovers on a 1-year contract for 2020.

Leigh Centurions

Ellis re-signed for Leigh for the 2021 season.[13]

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. 6 July 2009. Archived from the original on 7 July 2009. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
  6. "St Helens 44-24 Harlequins". saintsrlfc.com. 25 July 2009. Archived from the original on 29 November 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
  7. "Ellis leaves Saints". superleague.co.uk. 25 November 2010. Archived from the original on 28 November 2010. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
  8. "Centurions' Jamie Ellis agrees terms on move to KC". thisishullandeastriding.co.uk. 27 May 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
  9. "Castleford Tigers". Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  10. "Leeds lift Challenge Cup after Ryan Hall's double stuns Castleford". Guardian. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  11. "Ellis returns to the Tigers". Castleford Tigers. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  12. "Jamie Ellis: Huddersfield Giants sign Castleford Tigers half-back". BBC Sport. 1 October 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  13. "JAMIE ELLIS TO DEPART CLUB AFTER 2020". www.hullkr.co.uk. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
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