Jamie Ellis

Jamie Ellis

Personal information
Full name	James Ellis
Born	(1989-10-04) 4 October 1989 (age 35) St Helens, Merseyside, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.77 m)
Weight	14 st 13 lb (95 kg)[1]
Playing information
Position	Scrum-half, Stand-off, Hooker
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2009–10 St Helens 3 0 1 0 2 2011 Leigh Centurions 31 34 14 0 164 2012 Hull F.C. 10 1 0 0 4 2012–14 Castleford Tigers 50 15 82 1 225 2015–17 Huddersfield Giants 47 16 47 3 161 2017(loan) → Hull Kingston Rovers 30 8 158 1 349 2018–19 Castleford Tigers 23 2 73 1 155 2020 Hull Kingston Rovers 8 3 21 0 54 2021 Leigh Centurions 8 1 1 0 6 2021(loan) →York City Knights 2 0 0 0 0 2022 York Knights 17 3 40 0 92 2023(loan) → Swinton Lions 2 1 0 1 5 2023–24 Oldham 16 1 61 0 126 Total 247 85 498 7 1343
Source: [2][3][4] As of 28 January 2024

Jamie Ellis (born 4 October 1989) is an English professional rugby league footballer who most recently played as a scrum-half, stand-off or hooker for Oldham RLFC in RFL League 1.

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.

Playing career

St Helens

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 the Castleford Tigers for the 2013 season where he then left at the end of 2014.[9]

Ellis played in the 2014 Challenge Cup Final against Leeds at Wembley Stadium.[10]

Huddersfield Giants

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

Ellis playing for the Huddersfield Giants in 2015

Hull Kingston Rovers

In 2016 Ellis is signed onto a one-year loan to the Hull Kingston Rovers, citing Head Coach Tim Sheens' intentions of getting the Hull Kingston Rovers back into the Super League.[11] On 6 December 2019 Ellis returned to the Hull Kingston Rovers on a one-year contract for 2020.

Castleford Tigers (re-join)

In 2017 Ellis signed again with Castleford on a three-year deal.[12]

Leigh Centurions (re-join)

Ellis re-signed for Leigh for the 2021 season.[13] He also spent a short two-week loan spell at York City Knights in Jun 2021.

York City Knights

On 30 September 2021 it was reported that he had signed for the York City Knights in the RFL Championship[14]

Oldham RLFC

On 14 July 2023 it was reported that he had signed for the Oldham RLFC in the RFL League 1[15]

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. "Jamie Ellis: Huddersfield Giants sign Castleford Tigers half-back". BBC Sport. 1 October 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
12. "Ellis returns to the Tigers". Castleford Tigers. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
13. "JAMIE ELLIS TO DEPART CLUB AFTER 2020". www.hullkr.co.uk. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
14. "Jamie Ellis heading to Championship next season". Love Rugby League. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
15. "Jamie Ellis: Former Super League star amongst two signings for promotion-chasing Oldham". Love Rugby League. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.

External links

• Castleford Tigers profile
• Hull KR profile
• SL profile
• Saints Heritage Society profile