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Ellis ruled out for three weeks
Fri April 18, 2008
Source: www.leedsrugby.com

Great Britain international Gareth Ellis has been ruled out for three weeks after x-rays revealed he had broken his thumb in two places.

Ellis suffered the injury against Wigan a fortnight ago but played throughout that game and was in the Rhinos side last week to face Warrington before limping off with an ankle injury.

After meeting with the medical staff this week to assess his ankle, Ellis mentioned that his thumb was also painful and immediate scans revealed the extent of the injury.

Ellis commented, "In Rugby League you get bangs on your thumb all the time, its part and parcel of the game, it was painful but nothing too bad but then it started to get worse so I mentioned it to the club doctor. He sent me for a scan straight away which showed up a double fracture."

Ellis would have missed this tonight's clash with Celtic Crusaders in the Carnegie Challenge Cup but he is now set to miss the following two weeks as well including the Millennium Magic clash with rivals Bradford Bulls on the 3rd May at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.

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Rhinos confirm Ellis departure to Wests Tigers
Fri February 8, 2008
Source: www.leedsrugby.com

engage Super League Champions Leeds Rhinos have today confirmed that Great Britain international Gareth Ellis, 26, will join Australian NRL side Wests Tigers for the 2009 season.

Ellis, who joined the Rhinos in 2005 from Wakefield, is in the last year of his contract and has decided to take the opportunity to play in Australia at the peak of his career.

Ellis won the Carnegie World Club Challenge with the Rhinos in 2005 and was an integral part of the Championship winning side in 2007. He will also be part of the Rhinos team that takes on reigning NRL Champions Melbourne Storm at Elland Road on Friday 29th February at Elland Road, Leeds.

Commenting on his decision the Great Britain international said, "This has been a life-changing decision based on my personal career goals to play at the elite level in both Super League in the UK and the NRL Down Under, complemented by International honours.

"Leaving Leeds Rhinos will be a massive wrench and my focus for the rest of the 2008 season will be a massive year for me. I want to help my team mates and coaches achieve the Club's objectives of winning the Carnegie World Club Challenge, the Carnegie Challenge Cup and the Grand Final. Then, hopefully, to receive the invitation to play a part in England's bid to lift the World Cup in Australia in the autumn.

"Only after that will my attentions to my personal challenge to prove myself in the NRL with Wests Tigers, who have impressed me with their ambition to repeat their Grand Final success of 2005.

"Because of the significance of a major new three-year contract, the Rhinos and interested clubs Down Under wanted an early decision. If the opportunity to test myself in the NRL had not arose, I would have had no hesitation in agreeing a new contract with the Rhinos and I never considered joining another club in Super League. However, my partner Rachael and I, plus our respective families, are excited by the prospects of a change of lifestyle, coupled with my personal challenge on the field, especially at this stage of my rugby career from 2009," added Ellis.

Leeds Rhinos Chief Executive Gary Hetherington added, "We are obviously disappointed to be losing a key member of our squad but we fully understand Gareth's desire to fulfil his lifetime ambition to play in the NRL and when he leaves he will do so with our best wishes. However, the contract with Wests is of course for next year and we will be looking to recruit a top quality replacement for 2009 throughout this year," added Hetherington.

Head Coach Brian McClennan commented, "I have been talking with Gareth and I know that he is 100% committed to the Rhinos for the rest of the season, as we all are. He has been a fantastic player for Leeds during his time here and I am sure he will want to have his best season yet in 2008."

Ellis has made 93 appearances for the Rhinos since 2005 and was the club's Player of the Year in 2006. He has been capped 17 times for Great Britain and was last year named in the International Team of the Year having started the last 11 Tests for the Lions.

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2008 World Cup
England
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2008 World Club Challenge
Leeds Rhinos 1 games;
[View] WCC [29 Feb 08] W 11-4 v Storm (H). [SR]
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2008 engage English Super League
Leeds Rhinos 24 games; 4 tries, 1 goals, 18 points.
[View] Round 1 [10 Feb 08] W 30-10 v Huddersfield (A). [SR]
[View] Round 2 [15 Feb 08] W 44-8 v Wakefield (A). [SR]
[View] Round 3 [22 Feb 08] W 34-6 v Les Catalans (H). [SR]
[View] Round 4 [02 Feb 08] W 20-12 v Hull KR (H). [SR]
[View] Round 5 [07 Mar 08] L 20-38 v Castleford (A). [SR]
[View] Round 6 [14 Mar 08] W 48-0 v Harlequins (H). [CT]
[View] Round 7 [20 Mar 08] W 44-2 v Bradford (H). [CT]
[View] Round 8 [24 Mar 08] W 30-4 v Hull FC (A). [CT]
[View] Round 9 [28 Mar 08] W 14-10 v St Helens (A). [CT]
[View] Round 10 [05 Apr 08] L 10-14 v Wigan (H). [CT]
[View] Round 11 [11 Apr 08] W 32-12 v Warrington (H). [SR]
[View] Round 14 [16 May 08] W 58-12 v Wakefield (H). [CT]
[View] Round 15 [23 May 08] W 30-14 v Bradford (A). [CT]
[View] Round 16 [06 Jun 08] W 38-22 v Hull FC (H). [SR] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 17 [14 Jun 08] L 24-28 v Harlequins (A). [SR]
[View] Round 18 [20 Jun 08] L 12-26 v St Helens (H). [CT]
[View] Round 20 [04 Jul 08] L 22-23 v Wigan (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 21 [11 Jul 08] W 46-8 v Huddersfield (H). [SR]
[View] Round 22 [19 Jul 08] W 37-24 v Les Catalans (A). [SR]
[View] Round 23 [02 Aug 08] L 12-22 v Warrington (A). [SR]
[View] Round 24 [08 Aug 08] W 28-18 v Bradford (H). [SR]
[View] Round 25 [15 Aug 08] W 54-12 v Castleford (H). [SR] 2 Pts; 1g
[View] Round 26 [22 Aug 08] W 52-16 v Wigan (A). [SR]
[View] Grand Final [04 Oct 08] W 24-16 v St Helens. [SR]
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2007 engage English Super League
Leeds Rhinos 19 games; 2 tries, 8 points.
[View] Round 1 [11 Feb 07] W 30-26 v Salford City (A). [SR]
[View] Round 2 [16 Feb 07] W 18-4 v Hull FC (H). [SR]
[View] Round 3 [24 Feb 07] L 22-30 v Les Catalans (A). [LK]
[View] Round 4 [04 Mar 07] W 16-12 v Huddersfield (H). [SR]
[View] Round 5 [10 Mar 07] L 20-22 v Hull KR (A). [SR]
[View] Round 6 [16 Mar 07] W 32-26 v Wakefield (A). [SR]
[View] Round 7 [23 Mar 07] W 28-16 v Harlequins (H). [SR]
[View] Round 8 [05 Apr 07] W 18-14 v Bradford (A). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 11 [21 Apr 07] W 38-19 v St Helens (H). [SR]
[View] Round 12 [27 Apr 07] W 54-8 v Les Catalans (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 13 [06 May 07] W 42-38 v Bradford. [LK]
[View] Round 14 [20 May 07] L 12-16 v Hull FC (A). [SR]
[View] Round 17 [17 Jun 07] W 25-12 v Huddersfield (A). [SR]
[View] Round 21 [20 Jul 07] L 16-23 v Wakefield (H). [SR]
[View] Round 23 [10 Aug 07] W 52-14 v Salford City (H). [LK]
[View] Round 24 [17 Aug 07] W 34-18 v Hull KR (H). [LK]
[View] Round 27 [14 Sep 07] W 46-4 v Wakefield (H). [SR]
[View] Finals Week 2 [28 Sep 07] L 8-10 v St Helens (A). [SR]
[View] Finals Week 3 [05 Oct 07] W 36-6 v Wigan (H). [SR]
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2006 Tri-Nations Test Series
Great Britain Lions 3 games;
[View] Tri-Nations Match 3 [28 Oct 06] L 14-18 v New Zealand (A). [SR]
[View] Tri-Nations Match 4 [04 Nov 06] W 23-12 v Australia (A). [SR]
[View] Tri-Nations Match 6 [18 Nov 06] L 10-33 v Australia (A). [SR]
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2006 International Test Matches
Great Britain Lions 1 games;
[View] XXXX Test [27 Jun 06] W 46-14 v New Zealand (H). [SR]
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2006 engage English Super League
Leeds Rhinos 24 games; 7 tries, 28 points.
[View] Round 1 [12 Feb 06] W 20-12 v Huddersfield (H). [SR]
[View] Round 2 [17 Feb 06] W 24-16 v Wigan (A). [SR]
[View] Round 6 [17 Mar 06] W 20-12 v Salford City (H). [SR]
[View] Round 7 [25 Mar 06] W 60-0 v Harlequins (A). [CT]
[View] Round 8 [07 Apr 06] W 34-26 v Hull (A). [SR]
[View] Round 9 [13 Apr 06] L 18-20 v Bradford (H). [LK] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 10 [17 Apr 06] W 24-18 v Salford City (A). [LK] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 11 [21 Apr 06] W 42-6 v Castleford (H). [LK] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 12 [01 May 06] L 16-44 v Warrington (A). [LK]
[View] Round 13 [05 May 06] W 36-24 v Harlequins (H). [LK]
[View] Round 14 [12 May 06] L 28-44 v Hull FC (H). [LK]
[View] Round 15 [26 May 06] W 30-0 v Bradford (A). [SR]
[View] Round 16 [09 Jun 06] W 48-22 v Wigan (H). [SR]
[View] Round 17 [16 Jun 06] W 19-18 v Salford City (A). [SR]
[View] Round 18 [23 Jun 06] W 36-20 v Wakefield (H). [SR] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 19 [02 Jul 06] W 36-14 v Huddersfield (A). [LK]
[View] Round 20 [07 Jul 06] W 26-24 v Bradford (H). [SR]
[View] Round 22 [22 Jul 06] L 14-18 v St Helens (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 23 [04 Aug 06] L 16-23 v Hull FC (A). [LK]
[View] Round 24 [11 Aug 06] L 18-20 v Wigan (H). [LK]
[View] Round 25 [18 Aug 06] W 14-12 v Wakefield (A). [LK]
[View] Round 26 [01 Sep 06] W 54-16 v Warrington (H). [LK]
[View] Round 28 [15 Sep 06] W 60-12 v Les Catalans (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Finals Week One [22 Sep 06] L 17-18 v Warrington (H). [SR]
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2005 Tri-Nations Test Series
Great Britain Lions 3 games;
[View] Tri-Nations Match 3 [29 Oct 05] L 26-42 v New Zealand (H). [LK]
[View] Tri-Nations Match 5 [12 Nov 05] W 38-12 v New Zealand (H). [LK]
[View] Tri-Nations Match 6 [19 Nov 05] L 14-26 v Australia (H). [LK]
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2005 English Super League
Leeds Rhinos 27 games; 8 tries, 32 points.
[View] Round 1 [11 Feb 05] W 16-12 v Hull (A). [LK]
[View] Round 2 [18 Feb 05] W 30-18 v St Helens (H). [LK]
[View] Round 3 [27 Feb 05] W 66-8 v Widnes (H). [LK] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 4 [06 Mar 05] W 54-10 v Huddersfield (A). [LK]
[View] Round 5 [11 Mar 05] W 38-6 v Warrington (H). [LK]
[View] Round 7 [24 Mar 05] W 42-12 v Bulls (A). [LK] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 8 [28 Mar 05] L 28-44 v Wildcats (H). [LK] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 11 [23 Apr 05] W 42-20 v Widnes (A). [LK] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 12 [29 Apr 05] W 44-14 v Huddersfield (H). [LK] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 13 [13 May 05] W 60-4 v Leigh (A). [LK]
[View] Round 14 [20 May 05] W 42-24 v Leigh (H). [LK] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 15 [27 May 05] L 24-38 v St Helens (A). [LK]
[View] Round 16 [03 Jun 05] W 34-14 v Hull (H). [LK]
[View] Round 17 [10 Jun 05] W 70-6 v Wildcats (A). [LK] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 18 [18 Jun 05] W 70-0 v Wigan (H). [LK]
[View] Round 19 [01 Jul 05] W 36-26 v Bulls (H). [LK]
[View] Round 20 [09 Jul 05] L 24-32 v London (A). [LK]
[View] Round 21 [15 Jul 05] W 54-14 v Salford (H). [LK]
[View] Round 22 [23 Jul 05] W 46-22 v Warrington (A). [LK]
[View] Round 23 [07 Aug 05] W 74-0 v Leigh (A). [LK]
[View] Round 24 [13 Aug 05] W 44-24 v London (H). [SR]
[View] Round 25 [19 Aug 05] L 10-42 v Bulls (H). [SR]
[View] Round 26 [02 Sep 05] L 22-24 v Wigan (A). [CT]
[View] Round 27 [10 Sep 05] L 16-33 v Warrington (A). [LK]
[View] Round 28 [16 Sep 05] W 34-26 v Wildcats (H). [SR]
[View] Qualifying Semi-Final [30 Sep 05] W 19-16 v St Helens (A). [SR]
[View] Grand Final [15 Oct 05] L 6-15 v Bulls. [SR]
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Ellis, Gareth

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