About Keith Ellis
Lived 1927 – 1989 (aged 62). Keith Ellis was a rugby union player.
Keith James Ellis (30 March 1927 – 17 April 1989) was an Australian rugby union international.
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.
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.
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Who was Keith Ellis?
Australian rugby union player
When was Keith Ellis born?
Keith Ellis was born on 30 March 1927.
When did Keith Ellis die?
Keith Ellis died on 17 April 1989.
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Keith Ellis was a rugby union player.
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