Springbok no. 415 · Flank

Jan Ellis

Jan Hendrik Ellis · SWA, Lions

38Tests

7Tries

5Tours

23Age at debut

Test career

196519701976

First test

31 Jul 1965, age 23 · Flank v New Zealand, Athletic Park, Wellington

Last test

24 Jul 1976, age 34 · Flank v New Zealand, Kings Park, Durban

Biography

Jan Ellis was a fast, fiery flanker who played 38 Tests over 11 years. Born in Brakpan on 5 January 1942, he made his name playing for South West Africa, far from the main centres, and later played for Transvaal.

He made his debut against New Zealand in Wellington in 1965 and scored seven Test tries, including two against France in 1967 and one against the 1968 British Isles side. He toured Britain in 1969–70, Australia in 1971 and France in 1974, and played his last Test against the 1976 All Blacks. He died on 8 February 2013.

Test history

38 tests · 23 points

Date	Opponent	Venue	Position	Result	Province
31 Jul 1965	New Zealand	Athletic Park, Wellington	Flank	L 3–6	SWA
21 Aug 1965	New Zealand	Carisbrook, Dunedin	Flank	L 0–13	SWA
04 Sep 1965	New Zealand	Lancaster Park (Jade stadium), Christchurch	Flank	W 19–16	SWA
18 Sep 1965	New Zealand	Eden Park, Auckland	Flank	L 3–20	SWA
15 Jul 1967	France	Kings Park, Durban	Flank	W 26–3	SWA
22 Jul 1967	France	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein	Flank	W 16–3	SWA
29 Jul 1967	France	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Flank	L 14–19	SWA
12 Aug 1967	France	Newlands, Cape Town	Flank	D 6–6	SWA
08 Jun 1968	Britain	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Flank	W 25–20	SWA
22 Jun 1968	Britain	Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth	Flank	D 6–6	SWA
13 Jul 1968	Britain	Newlands, Cape Town	Flank	W 11–6	SWA
27 Jul 1968	Britain	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Flank	W 19–6	SWA
09 Nov 1968	France	Parc Lescure, Bordeaux	Flank	W 12–9	SWA
16 Nov 1968	France	Stade Olympique, Colombes, Paris	Flank	W 16–11	SWA
02 Aug 1969	Australia	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Flank	W 30–11	SWA
16 Aug 1969	Australia	Kings Park, Durban	Flank	W 16–9	SWA
06 Sep 1969	Australia	Newlands, Cape Town	Flank	W 11–3	SWA
20 Sep 1969	Australia	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein	Flank	W 19–8	SWA
06 Dec 1969	Scotland	Murrayfield, Edinburgh	Flank	L 3–6	SWA
10 Jan 1970	Ireland	Aviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), Dublin	Flank	D 8–8	SWA
24 Jan 1970	Wales	Millennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff	Flank	D 6–6	SWA
25 Jul 1970	New Zealand	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Flank	W 17–6	SWA
08 Aug 1970	New Zealand	Newlands, Cape Town	Flank	L 8–9	SWA
29 Aug 1970	New Zealand	Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth	Flank	W 14–3	SWA
12 Sep 1970	New Zealand	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Flank	W 20–17	SWA
12 Jun 1971	France	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein	Flank	W 22–9	SWA
19 Jun 1971	France	Kings Park, Durban	Flank	D 8–8	SWA
17 Jul 1971	Australia	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	Flank	W 19–11	SWA
31 Jul 1971	Australia	Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane	Flank	W 14–6	SWA
07 Aug 1971	Australia	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	Flank	W 18–6	SWA
03 Jun 1972	England	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Flank	L 9–18	SWA
08 Jun 1974	Britain	Newlands, Cape Town	Flank	L 3–12	SWA
22 Jun 1974	Britain	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Flank	L 9–28	SWA
13 Jul 1974	Britain	Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth	Flank	L 9–26	SWA
27 Jul 1974	Britain	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Flank	D 13–13	SWA
23 Nov 1974	France	Stade Municipal, Toulouse	Flank	W 13–4	SWA
30 Nov 1974	France	Parc des Princes, Paris	Flank	W 10–8	SWA
24 Jul 1976	New Zealand	Kings Park, Durban	Flank	W 16–7	Lions