Andy Ellis (rugby league)

English rugby league footballer

Andy Ellis

Personal information

Full name| Andrew Ellis
Born|  (1984-12-15) 15 December 1984 (age 40)
Derby, Derbyshire, England
Height| 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight| 14 st 2 lb (90 kg)[1]

Playing information

Position| Hooker
| Club

Years  | Team  | Pld | T | G | FG | P
2003–06  | Hull Kingston Rovers | 51  | 18  | 0  | 0  | 72
2007–09  | Barrow Raiders | 94  | 52  | 1  | 0  | 210
2010–11  | Harlequins RL | 39  | 8  | 0  | 0  | 32
2012  | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 10  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
2012(loan) | → Featherstone Rovers | 7  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 8
2013–17  | Featherstone Rovers | 115  | 28  | 0  | 0  | 112
2017–18  | York City Knights | 35  | 9  | 0  | 0  | 36
2019  | York City Knights | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
2025–  | Goole Vikings | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
| Total  | 355  | 117  | 1  | 0  | 470

Source: [2][3]

As of 9 November 2024

Andy Ellis (born (1984-12-15)15 December 1984), also known by the nickname of "Sniffer", is an English rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for the Goole Vikings in RFL League 1.

He is formerly of Featherstone Rovers in the Championship, and the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in the Super League competition.

## Background

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Ellis was born in Derby, Derbyshire, England. He played rugby league for amateur club Cottingham Tigers and signing for Hull KR aged 18.[4]

## Career

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In 2009 he was named Man of Steel for the Championship and also led the Barrow Raiders to the league title and to the National Rail Cup Final.[5] Ellis was also part of the Championship All Stars team in 2009 after having an incredible season with Barrow.

He has previously played for Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, Hull Kingston Rovers and Harlequins[4] being named players player at Harlequins in 2011.

### Featherstone Rovers

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In September 2012, he left Wakefield and signed a two-year contract with Featherstone Rovers.[6] Ellis later played for Featherstone and became an integral part of the team.

### York City Knights

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On 14 June 2019, Ellis came out of retirement to fill in after injuries to York's three hookers[7]

### Goole Vikings

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On 8 November 2024 it was reported that he had signed for Goole in the RFL League 1.[8]

## References

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1. ^ "The Players". York City Knights. Archived from the original on 21 April 2017.
2. ^ loverugbyleague
3. ^ Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
4. ^ a b "Meet Andy Ellis". Harlequins RL. 6 November 2009. Archived from the original on 11 December 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
5. ^ "Quins acquire Barrow hooker". inthenews.co.uk. 7 October 2009. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
6. ^ "Featherstone swoop for Andy Ellis". 25 September 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
7. ^ "Andy Ellis answers York SOS". loverugbyleague.com. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
8. ^ Callum Walker (8 November 2024). "Goole Vikings snap up ex-Hull KR hooker". Total RL.

## External links

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* York City Knights profile Archived 21 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine
* Harlequins Rugby League profile

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Goole Vikings – 2025 current squad

* 2 Halliday
* 3 Guzdek
* 4 Minns
* 5 Wacokecoke
* 6 Harman
* 7 Dean
* 8 Phillips
* 9 Hodgson
* 10 J.Aldous
* 11 Ferres (c)
* 12 Dawson
* 13 Bursell
* 14 Taulapapa
* 15 Holdstock
* 16 H.Aldous
* 17 Coventry
* 18 Craig
* 19 Shaw
* 20 Ellis
* 21 Dent
* 22 Ogunwole
* 23 Hodder
* 24 Rutland
* 29 Shaul
* Coach: Taylor

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Inaugural Goole Vikings side

* v Featherstone Rovers, Millennium Stadium, Tuesday, 14 January 2025

Starting line-up|

* 29\. Jamie Shaul
* 2\. Tom Halliday (sin-bin)
* 3\. Josh Guzdek
* 4\. Thomas Minns
* 5\. Manoa Wacokecoke
* 6\. Mackenzie Harman
* 7\. Reece Dean (G)

* 15\. Alex Holdstock
* 9\. Jeylan Hodgson
* 17\. Jack Coventry
* 11\. Brett Ferres (c)
* 12\. Bailey Dawson
* 13\. Lennon Bursall

Subs (all used)|

* 8\. Joe Phillips
* 10\. Jack Aldous
* 14\. Misi Taulapapa
* 19\. Callum Shaw (T, 72mins)
* 18\. Tyler Craig
* 20\. Andy Ellis
* 22\. Mike Ogunwole
* 23\. Ben Hodder

Coach|

* Scott Taylor

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