| Intro | South African rugby union player |
| Was |
Athlete Rugby union player |
| From | South Africa |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth |
5 January 1942, Brakpan, Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa |
| Death |
8 February 2013, Pretoria, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa |
Jan Hendrik Ellis (5 January 1942 – 8 February 2013) was a South African rugby union player, who played flanker. He played 38 times for the Springboks, which at that time was a record.
He played in his first Test for the Springboks on 31 July 1965 against New Zealand. He played his last test against the same team on 24 July 1976.
Ellis also played in the Presidents XV on 31 March 1973 against Scotland.
He died on 8 February 2013.
Highlights
Selected for the South African team 38 times 7 tries, 21 points Selected times per year: 4 in 1965, 4 in 1967, 6 in 1968, 5 in 1969, 6 in 1970, 4 in 1971, 1 in 1972, 6 in 1974, 1 in 1976