[4] He played scrum-half in Warrington's 12–2 victory over Bradford Northern in the 1990–91 Regal Trophy Final during the 1990–91 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 12 January 1991.

[1] He was selected to go on the 1992 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand.

[6] Ellis also worked as an assistant coach with Celtic Crusaders for several years,[7][8] where he also made a handful of appearances as a player.

[9] In May 2010 he announced that he would be returning to rugby at the age of 45 for the club that he was coach for, Maesteg RFC in the SWALEC Final.

Ellis also became a patron of Healing the Wounds, a British charity launched in December 2009 to help provide support and care for British servicemen and women suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.