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Alex Murphy OBE led Warrington to their most successful season in 1973–74, with the club winning the Challenge Cup, Captain Morgan trophy, John Player trophy and Club Merit trophy. The highlight was when as Captain/Coach Murphy playing at stand-off led Warrington to a 24-9 victory over Featherstone Rovers in the 1974 Challenge Cup Final at Wembley [...]

Brian Bevan played most of his career in Britain, but was never selected to represent his native Australia in a Test Match – although he did mesmerise Kangaroo touring teams with his guile and skill for almost two decades. In all he scored 796 tries in his career in Britain – a world record by [...]

Johnny Whiteley MBE was part of the Hull FC team from 1956 that won the league championship when Colin Hutton kicked a last-minute penalty in the final against Halifax at Maine Road, Manchester. In the 1958 final Johnny Whiteley dominated the forward exchanges with Workington. He had a hand in all three second-half tries, including [...]

In November 1952 Lewis Jones signed for Leeds for a record £6,000. In 1956-57 he scored a record 496 points. Leeds also reached Wembley with Jones playing Centre. They beat Barrow 9-7 in the Challenge Cup Final before a crowd of 76,318.This season was a great success for Leeds and as well as the Challenge [...]

Alex Murphy OBE captained St Helens in the 21-2 victory over Wigan in the 1966 Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, in front of a crowd of 98,536. This great team featured home-grown talents, such as Murphy, Peter Harvey, Tommy Bishop, Ray French, Frank Barrow and Billy Benyon - alongside a host of international talent. [...]

There are three possibilities as to why the English Rugger jerseys originally featured the now famous red rose symbol.The first can be traced back to the Tudor rose (sometimes called the Union rose). This is the traditional floral heraldic emblem of England and takes its name and origins from the Tudor dynasty. Henry VII brought [...]

Like all heritage clothing brands we want to tell the story behind our garments. Whether it’s about the club’s formation - a fantastic team - an outstanding player or coach - a successful season - or a unique event - telling the story to your supporters is a wonderful way to generate loyalty, create [...]

Ok, our Advertising budget isn't quite the same as John Lewis, but this is our simple Christmas video. Looking for the perfect present for the Rugby Man or Women in your life? Then take a look at our extensive range of Rugby Union and Rugby League vintage quality collections. Visit - www.ellisrugby.com [...]

Last week Ellis Rugby founder Kevin Ellis travelled to Germany to meet Alois Schnieder Chief Executive of AJS Fashion Agency at their showroom near Weinheim. The meeting went well and although early days, we are hopeful there will be a successful business collaboration between both companies.

In 1664, the English took control of the area from the Dutch and the city was renamed New York.Today, the City is the largest in the USA and is made up of Manhattan, The Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn & Staten Island. The population is 8.623 M - there are more than 1 Million Millionaires & 112 [...]