Jack Ellis (rugby player)
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Jack Ellis was an England
international rugby union
player. At the time of his death it was reported that he was the oldest living England international rugby player, although it was later discovered this was incorrect .
He also played five times for the Barbarians
and Yorkshire.
At club level he played for Wakefield RFC
making his debut during the 1931/32 season, playing 106 games and scoring 37 tries.
He was a school teacher and he taught classics, Latin and Greek at Fettes in Edinburgh, Rossall in Lancashire and Scarborough Boys' High.
He was a major in the Royal Army Service Corps during the Second War War, being amongst the British troops who liberated
Belsen in 1945.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
international rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player. At the time of his death it was reported that he was the oldest living England international rugby player, although it was later discovered this was incorrect .
Rugby career
He played in only one official England game a 9-6 win against Scotland during the 1938/39 season. Official international games were not played during World War 2 but he played in 10 Red Cross Service Internationals including a joint England/Wales team that beat a joint Scotland/Ireland team 17-3 in December 1939.He also played five times for the Barbarians
Barbarian F.C.
The Barbarian Football Club, usually referred to as the Barbarians and nicknamed the "Baa-Baas", is an invitational rugby union team based in Britain...
and Yorkshire.
At club level he played for Wakefield RFC
Wakefield RFC
Wakefield RFC was an English rugby union club, founded in 1901, and which dropped out of the English leagues in 2004 as a result of the effects of professionalism...
making his debut during the 1931/32 season, playing 106 games and scoring 37 tries.
Career
He qualified in Classics at Durham in 1936, also acquiring a Diploma in Physical Education at Carnegie College.He was a school teacher and he taught classics, Latin and Greek at Fettes in Edinburgh, Rossall in Lancashire and Scarborough Boys' High.
He was a major in the Royal Army Service Corps during the Second War War, being amongst the British troops who liberated
Belsen in 1945.