Name St. Ellis | ||
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Died December 31, 2005, Castleford, United Kingdom | ||
St John Ellis Interview
St. John Ellis (3 October 1964 — 31 December 2005 (aged 41)) was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s, and 1990s, and coached in the 1990s, and 2000s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level York, Castleford Tigers, Bradford Bulls, South Queensland Crushers, Halifax, Keighley, Hunslet, and Doncaster, and coaching at club level for Doncaster Lakers. St. John Ellis was born in York, his forename was inspired after his mother saw news presenter Annie St John on television. St. John Ellis worked as a plasterer during much of his rugby league career, he died of a heart attack following a pre-season training session for Doncaster in Castleford.
Contents
- St John Ellis Interview
- International honours
- Challenge Cup Final appearances
- County Cup Final appearances
- Regal Trophy Final appearances
- Career records
- Honoured at Castleford
- References
International honours
St. John Ellis won caps for Great Britain while at Castleford in 1991 against France 2-matches (sub), and in 1994 against France (sub).
Challenge Cup Final appearances
St. John Ellis played right-centre, i.e. number 3, in Castleford's 12-28 defeat by Wigan in the 1992 Challenge Cup Final during the 1991–92 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 2 May 1992, in front of a crowd of 77,386.
County Cup Final appearances
St. John Ellis played right wing, i.e. number 2, in Castleford's 11-8 victory over Wakefield Trinity in the 1990 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1990–91 season at Elland Road, Leeds on Sunday 23 September 1990.
Regal Trophy Final appearances
St. John Ellis played right wing, i.e. number 2, in Castleford Tigers' 33-2 victory over Wigan in the 1993–94 Regal Trophy Final during the 1993–94 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 22 January 1994.
Career records
Castleford's most tries scored in a match record is 5-tries, and is jointly held by; Derek Foster against Hunslet on 10 November 1972, John Joyner against Millom on 16 September 1973, Stephen Fenton against Dewsbury on 27 January 1978, Ian French against Hunslet on 9 February 1986, and St. John Ellis against Whitehaven on 10 December 1989. His 40 tries for Castleford in the 1993–94 season is also a club record for most tries scored in a single season.
Honoured at Castleford
St. John Ellis is a Tigers Hall Of Fame Inductee.