Ellis to Leave Leeds for Sydney
Rugby league: Leeds second-row Gareth Ellis will join the Sydney Wests Tigers next season
Gareth Ellis is to leave Leeds, the Super League champions, to play in Sydney for the Wests Tigers next season.
The 26-year-old second-row, who was one of Great Britain's outstanding players in last autumn's whitewash of New Zealand, is understood to be keen to follow the example of his Lions team-mate Adrian Morley by proving himself in Australia's National Rugby League.
Ellis is in the last year of the four-year deal on which he joined Leeds from Wakefield for the 2005 season. His move may be a short-term blow for the Rhinos but there will be many in British rugby league who welcome the development as evidence both of Ellis's ambition and the growing respect in the southern hemisphere for the best Super League players.
Australian reports claim that the Tigers, who were formed by a merger between the Balmain and Western Suburbs clubs and have struggled since winning the NRL grand final in 2005, will confirm his signing tonight, in addition to announcing a contract extension for Benji Marshall, their New Zealand half-back.
The 26-year-old second-row, who was one of Great Britain's outstanding players in last autumn's whitewash of New Zealand, is understood to be keen to follow the example of his Lions team-mate Adrian Morley by proving himself in Australia's National Rugby League.
Ellis is in the last year of the four-year deal on which he joined Leeds from Wakefield for the 2005 season. His move may be a short-term blow for the Rhinos but there will be many in British rugby league who welcome the development as evidence both of Ellis's ambition and the growing respect in the southern hemisphere for the best Super League players.
Australian reports claim that the Tigers, who were formed by a merger between the Balmain and Western Suburbs clubs and have struggled since winning the NRL grand final in 2005, will confirm his signing tonight, in addition to announcing a contract extension for Benji Marshall, their New Zealand half-back.
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