Ellis Mee
| Born | 6 October 2003[1] Nottingham, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb; 14 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | South Nottinghamshire Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Nottingham Trent University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ellis Mee (born 6 October 2003) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays at wing or full-back for Scarlets and the Wales national team.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Born in Nottingham, England, Mee moved to Adelaide, Australia as a child. He first played junior rugby while in Australia, and later played for Keyworth RFC and West Bridgford RFC upon returning to England.[3] Mee attended Nottingham Trent University where he played for their team in the BUCS Super Rugby league, where he was spotted by Nottingham.[4]
Club career
[edit | edit source]Nottingham
[edit | edit source]Mee made his debut for Rugby Championship side Nottingham August 2023.[5][6] He also featured in the Premiership Rugby Cup for the side, scoring a try against Saracens in September 2023.[7] He was voted fans’ player, players’ player, and overall player of the 2023-24 season for Nottingham.[8] During his time playing for Nottingham, Mee featured 22 times and scored seven tries.[9]
Scarlets
[edit | edit source]He signed for Welsh United Rugby Championship side Scarlets in May 2024 after being scouted for Scarlets recruitment by James Davies.[10][11]
Mee made his first appearance for the Scarlets on 31 August 2024 in a preseason friendly against the Carmarthen Quins.[12] His competitive debut came on 21 September 2024 in the opening round of the 2024–25 United Rugby Championship, against Benetton.[13] Mee scored his first try for the Scarlets on 21 December 2024, against the Ospreys and scored his second in the following fixture against the Dragons.[14][15]
Mee also featured for Super Rygbi Cymru side Llandovery RFC.[16]
In his first season with the Scarlets, Mee earned another award: coaches’ breakthrough player of the season.[17]
International career
[edit | edit source]Wales
[edit | edit source]In January 2025, he was called-up by the Wales national rugby union team for the 2025 Six Nations Championship.[18] Mee was named to start against Ireland in the third round of the tournament, completing a back three featuring Scarlets teammates Blair Murray and Tom Rogers.[19] During the match, Mee had a potential try ruled out by the referee.[20] Mee was not selected for the 2025 Wales rugby union tour of Japan. Despite not being selected in the initial squad for the 2025 end-of-year rugby union internationals, Mee was called up for the final fixture against South Africa.[21]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Mee qualified for Wales through his mother, who is from Newport.[22]
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Ellis Mee at Welsh Rugby Union
- Ellis Mee at Scarlets
- Ellis Mee at ItsRugby.co.ukLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- 2003 births
- Living people
- English people of Welsh descent
- English rugby union players
- Welsh rugby union players
- Alumni of Nottingham Trent University
- Rugby union fullbacks
- Rugby union players from Nottingham
- Rugby union wings
- Nottingham R.F.C. players
- 21st-century English sportsmen
- Wales international rugby union players