Keith James Ellis (30 March 1927 – 17 April 1989) was an Australian

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international. Raised in the

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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

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, 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

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, 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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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ellis, Keith 1927 births 1989 deaths Australian rugby union players Australia international rugby union players People from the Northern Rivers Rugby union players from New South Wales Rugby union props Manly RUFC players New South Wales rugby union team players 20th-century Australian sportsmen

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