Jacob Ellison (born 25 February 1985 in

Wellington Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the third-largest city in New Zealand (second largest in the North Island ...

, New Zealand) is a New Zealand

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footballer who plays for

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in the Japanese

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. He plays the position of prop. He has previously played for

in the

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and the and in

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. Ellison made his Wellington debut in 2007 and his Hurricanes debut a year later. After four years with the Hurricanes, he played for the Highlanders in 2012. He was delisted at the end of the season after making only one competition appearance. Ellison is a graduate of

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. He is a member of

Ngāti Porou Ngāti Porou is a Māori iwi traditionally located in the East Cape and Gisborne regions of the North Island of New Zealand. It has the second-largest affiliation of any iwi, behind Ngāpuhi, with an estimated 102,480 people according to the ...

. He is the younger brother of

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Tamati Ellison Tamati Edward Ellison (born 1 April 1983) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. Career Domestic Ellison was born in Wellington, and made his debut for the Wellington Lions in the 2003 NPC final defeat against Auckland. He also captained ...

and the grandson of the All Black Vincent Bevan.

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Living people 1985 births Ngāi Tahu people New Zealand rugby union players Māori All Blacks players Victoria University of Wellington alumni Hurricanes (rugby union) players Highlanders (rugby union) players Wellington rugby union players Rugby union players from Wellington City Rugby union props Munakata Sanix Blues players New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in Japan People educated at Mana College Ellison family 21st-century New Zealand sportsmen {{NewZealand-rugbyunion-bio-1980s-stub