Mark Ella

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mark Ella
Occupation	Rugby Player
Date Of Birth	Jun 5, 1959(1959-06-05)
Age	65
Birthplace	La Perouse
Country	Australia
Birth City	New South Wales
Horoscope	Gemini

Mark Ella Biography

Mark Ella is one of the most popular and richest Rugby Player who was born on June 5, 1959 in La Perouse, New South Wales, Australia. One of the greats in the world rugby union, and former Captain of the Australian national team. He is remembered for his contribution to his performance on the 1983 Grand Slam tour.

A former footballer Former footballer Gareth Edwards praised him in his famous book 100 Great Rugby Players. praised the player in his work 100 Great Rugby Players.

Mark Gordon Ella, AM (born 5 June 1959) is an Australian former rugby union footballer. Ella played at flyhalf/five-eighth and was capped by the Wallabies 25 times, captaining Australia on 10 occasions.

Rugby league player Wally Lewis, who played rugby union with Ella in the 1977/78 Australian Rugby Union Schoolboys side, has called Ella the best player he’s seen in rugby union or rugby league. Dual international Michael O’Connor, who played with Ella at inside centre, outside centre and wing for Australia, considers Ella the best player he ever played with – in rugby league or rugby union. In his biography The Best of Both Worlds (1991) O’Connor is quoted saying of Ella that: ‘Mark Ella was a genius. He was the best player I played with or against in both codes. He could sum up a situation instinctively… If I said to Mark “Okay let’s run it”, no problem– the next moment you’d have the ball in your hands… I don’t think I’ve ever called for the ball from Mark and not received it.’ In Ella: The Definitive Biography (2007), O’Connor further added that: ‘I still think he is the best player I played outside of. I enjoyed playing outside him. Such good service. Good, quick ball. You knew playing outside Mark something was on every time. Have a crack. You won’t die wondering.’

His siblings Gary as well as Glen also attended Matraville High School.

Mark Ella Net Worth

Mark Ella is one of the richest Rugby Player from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mark Ella 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was introduced to football in Matraville High School.

The Wallabies’ former coach Former Wallabies coach Bob Dwyer considered him to be one of the five most accomplished Australian players he had ever seen. believed that he was among the top five most skilled Australian players he’d ever witnessed.

In the 57th minute of the Test, Ella created a try for Australian outside centre Michael O’Connor by looping his inside centre Michael Hawker.

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Who is Mark Ella Dating?

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The third Test against New Zealand in 1980 contained one of the most famous moments of Mark Ella’s rugby career – his “around-the-body-pass.” Ella’s biographer Bret Harris documents that:

Facts & Trivia

Mark Ranked on the list of most popular Rugby Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Mark Ella celebrates birthday on June 5 of every year.

Ella played against the All Blacks in their first touring match against Sydney that was drawn 13-13, in which Ella received the man of the match award. Prior to Australia’s first Test against New Zealand in 1980, incumbent Australian outside center Andrew Slack withdrew from the Australian side due to injury. The selectors picked three former players from the 1977/78 Australian Schoolboys to comprise Australia’s mid-field – Mark Ella at five-eighth, Michael Hawker at inside centre, and Michael O’Connor at outside centre. O’Connor was originally slated to play on the wing outside of Slack.

Why did Mark Ella retire?

I had better things to do. I never wanted to play forever. I’d told my wife and friends and most of the people at Randwick knew that win, lose or draw I was going to retire. We won the Grand Slam, I worked for Rothmans for five months in the UK and announced my retirement when I came back.

Where is Mark Ella now?

Ella is now a director of the Sports and Entertainment Group. In 2005 he was honoured as one of the inaugural five inductees into the Australian Rugby Union Hall of Fame. In 1997 he was inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame.

When did Mark Ella retire?

After retiring in 1984 , in 1988 Ella was appointed Chairman of the Aboriginal Cricket Association taking on the role of Manager during a seven week tour of England to commemorate the first tour of any Australian sporting side overseas, an Aboriginal cricket team.

Who are the Ella brothers?

Brothers

Who was the Zip Zip man?

Steve Ella was part of one of the most celebrated backlines in rugby league history, as part of the great Parramatta side of the 80s. The “Zipzip Man” won 4 premierships, played 4 tests for Australia and 8 Origin games for NSW.