Anthony Elliott (born 2 February 1981 in

Stockton-on-Tees Stockton-on-Tees is a market town in County Durham, England, with a population of 84,815 at the 2021 UK census. It gives its name to and is the largest settlement in the wider Borough of Stockton-on-Tees. It is part of Teesside and the Tees Val ...

) is a

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footballer who plays on the

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for

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in the

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. He previously played for French Pro D2 side

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and Birmingham & Solihull R.F.C. He was released from his Bordeaux Begles contract in 2010 and signed for Birmingham & Solihull R.F.C. In 2010 he married Abi Bannatyne, daughter of entrepreneur and media personality

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. The wedding took place just outside Cannes and was featured on Dragon's Den – What Happened Next – Duncan Bannatyne, in September 2010. He joined

for the second time on Thursday 21 October.

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