Charles L. Seymour Ellis (18 January 1875 – 31 December 1943) was a
rugby union
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player who represented
Australia.
Ellis, a
lock
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and
flanker
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* Flanker (rugby union), a position in rugby union (not found in rugby league)
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, was born in
Newcastle, New South Wales
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and claimed a total of four international rugby caps for Australia. His debut game was against Great Britain, at Sydney on 24 June 1899, the inaugural rugby Test match played by an
Australian national representative side. His last Test was in Australia v Great Britain at Sydney, 12 August 1899. Due to funding constraints he was one of only six
New South Wales
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, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, es ...
players (with
Bob McCowan,
Hyram Marks,
Lonnie Spragg,
Peter Ward &
Robert Challoner) selected to make the trip to Brisbane four weeks later for the second Test.
[Howell p19] His performance in that match was noted as ''excellent'' by the press.
Published references
* Collection (1995) ''Gordon Bray presents The Spirit of Rugby'', Harper Collins Publishers Sydney
*
Howell, Max (2005) ''Born to Lead - Wallaby Test Captains'', Celebrity Books, Auckland NZ
Footnotes
Australian rugby union players
Australia international rugby union players
1875 births
1943 deaths
Rugby union flankers
Rugby union locks
Rugby union players from Newcastle, New South Wales
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