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By superBul, on 8 February 2013, at 6:32 pm	The South African Rugby Union on Friday expressed its deep sadness at the passing of legendary former Springbok looseforward, Jan Ellis.
Jan Ellis by Doc Craven Jan Ellis in many respects, was a marvel. He made his reputation in South West Africa, well away from the main centres of recognised rugby and it took a great deal of determination as well as talent to rise to the top.Only a very gifted player could do that because you only play as well as your company allows. The company you play in tends to restrict you – and with respect, he was not playing in the best of company when he represented South West Africa.Yet he became a Springbok and he remained a Bok for a long time. Jan also had a difficult temperament, because he was an artist, and this did not always help him.
But he gave South Africa wonderful service in his many years of test rugby, 11 years in all. It takes a great player to play at international level for so long while out of the recognised mainstream.
February 8th, 2013 | Tags: History, Jan Ellis, Legends, SA Rugby, South West Africa, Springbok Greats, Springbok Rugby, Springboks, SWA | Category: History, SA Rugby, Springboks 41 comments to Springbok legend Jan Ellis dies
February 8th, 2013 at 18:44 SAST	Wow, the original hardman No 7 Flanker of the Springboks… he inspired youngsters to play flank… and between him and Piet Greyling.. and a bit later Thys Lourens, made me decide to play flanker.
Rest in Peace Jan Ellis, the man with the monster hands, who carried the ball so easily with one hand.
I believe he had an Auctioneering business (Vendusie) near Rayton or somewhere on the way to Cullinan from Pretoria, and was a difficult man to deal with in business… but he was a rugby man and rugby legend.
February 8th, 2013 at 18:47 SAST	SAD News, i first this saw this news on FB in a post by Norman. Eish the big trees of MY era is falling now. I will always admire him , he was a true GREAT. I remember him as a kid.
Potgietersrus , my home town was the Far North Club champion team and we invited Kempton Park , in those days the Transvaal Club champs to play a pre season game in Potties(Potgietersrus, now Mokopane) He was devastating , and toyed with us, running in his own style, ball in one hand on his way to his 3rd try and not looking ran into the uprights and spilled the ball , big joke hey. But we paid a heavy price for laughing , he scored 3 tries that day. A massive hiding for the Tabakboere.
February 8th, 2013 at 18:51 SAST	Johannesburg – The SA Rugby Union (Saru) has confirmed the death on Friday of former Springbok loose forward Jan Ellis.
The one-time joint record holder for the number of Springbok caps died of cancer aged 71 at a hospice in Pretoria.
February 8th, 2013 at 18:52 SAST	Ellis was born in Brakpan, but moved to the then South West Africa (Namibia) as a child, and attended school in the sheep and cattle farming town of Gobabis.
February 8th, 2013 at 18:58 SAST	4 @ superBul:
No wonder he was tuff and rough and ready… he was born in Brakpan… hehehehe
… and then went and got even more rough and ready on the farms in South West Africa.
February 8th, 2013 at 19:30 SAST	@ grootblousmile:
I posted his birthplace just for you. Although you were not born tough , you just grew up to be tough. Jan was one of the TRUE hard men, a real MAN, on the rugby field. Many others claim to be legends but he was one of the few that set the benchmark.
February 8th, 2013 at 19:36 SAST	6 @ superBul:
Jan Ellis was one of my older brother, Kruppelbroer’s, rugby idols.
Kruppelbroer is 6 years older than I am, so he saw Jan Ellis through all his glory years, whereas I was only born the year before Jan Ellis first played for the Springboks.
What I did see from his play was that of a true hard man…. I won’t forget his fiery red head… and how he ran with the ball.
February 8th, 2013 at 19:40 SAST	6 @ superBul:
What a week I’ve had…. man, I’ve loaded a lot on my plate for 2013.
The funeral business did a funeral for a little baby today, still born at 7 months. Service was held in our Chappel at the Funeral Business.
My partner has had a specially hard week, with the business gathering so much momentum… and also preparing for his father’s funeral which takes place on Monday next week.
February 8th, 2013 at 19:52 SAST	@ grootblousmile:
that is going to keep you very busy
Someone once said , one thing you must do is K#k
he could have added die too
Some amazing deaths occur, we had two young people who had the town in turmoil this week. Both died in a car crash on their way to work, horrible but fast. They hit a tree, both beheaded. So sad, me and wife went to their little bush pub/restaurant last Sunday
February 8th, 2013 at 19:57 SAST	@ grootblousmile:
I played against Jan a couple of times, called him ‘Oom Jan’. We used to play at the annual rugby day at Keetmanshoop, where he also owned a sports shop for some time.
And then we met during the NWC/SWA matches in Upington/Windhoek back in the 70s. Nice and reserved man off the field, but a red devil in the heat of the game…. sout van die aarde mens, nonetheless.
February 8th, 2013 at 19:59 SAST	10 @ Pietman:
… and we call you Oom Piet… hehehe
Hoe gaan dit, vrind?
Is Pietvrou al weer terug by jou daar in die vreemde?
February 8th, 2013 at 20:04 SAST	Jinne, ons is ‘n klomp snaakse flokkers…. een werk met die klomp doekkoppe in die woestyn, een werk met bome en plante en het groen vingers… en ekke werk met die afgestorwenes en met PC’s… hehe
February 8th, 2013 at 20:05 SAST	@ grootblousmile
Sy kom vlg week, wag vir die laaitie se visa Maandag by PostNet innie Kaap(hy kom saam), dan klim hulle. Sy is vanaand in Welgemoed om familie te groet en so aan, en more in Gansbaai vir haar verjaardagpaartie, So, die madam is bedrywig!
February 8th, 2013 at 20:06 SAST	13 @ Pietman:
Gaan sy vir Jagse Jurie Japie ook tatta sê?
Beteken haar klong darem iets.. is hy hardwerkend en so aan?
February 8th, 2013 at 20:07 SAST	@ grootblousmile: @11 En ons praat nog rugby ook! Maar so bly ons uit die kwaaddoen uit, man moet besig wees…
February 8th, 2013 at 20:08 SAST	15 @ Pietman:
Hoe meer mens doen, hoe meer kry mens gedoen….
Moet maar besig bly.
February 8th, 2013 at 20:09 SAST	@ grootblousmile:
Janee, klong is n goeie outjie, hy gaan so bietjie werk hier en die wereld deurkyk, werk het begin opdroog daardie kant. Soos jy weet, jong manne sukkel maar daar in SA.
February 8th, 2013 at 20:14 SAST	17 @ Pietman:
Ek is bly hy is ‘n goeie outjie, vir jou part.
Jong, baie mense kla hulle kry nie werk nie… ek het ‘n heel ander filosofie…
As jy nie werk het of kry in SA nie, het jy bloot geen verbeelding of ambisie nie.. as ek more alles verloor wat ek het, het ek Maandag weer ‘n ander besigheid aan die gang.
February 8th, 2013 at 20:14 SAST	@ Pietman:
Jis ou Pietman, ek en jy mismekaar nou maklik vandat ek n eerlike dag werk insit. Man hierdie plek is mooi groen nou, lyk my laasjaar se vloede het die maroela bome gemotiveer. Ek het nog nooit so baie maroelas op bome gesien nie, dit lyk byna soos druiwe trosse.
February 8th, 2013 at 20:14 SAST	@ grootblousmile:
@16 Ek sal moet n kursus gaan doen in ‘aftrede’, ek weet nie hoe nie. Ek kan nie heeldag innie tuin werk of teen die see ronddwaal en saam met vreemde toppies dopmaak en twakpraatjies aanknoop nie. Ek is soos my pa, hy raak verveeld daar by die aftree-oord, hy se daar is te veel oumense! Hy is die oudste van die lot, terloops….
February 8th, 2013 at 20:17 SAST	@ Pietman:
February 8th, 2013 at 20:17 SAST	20 @ Pietman:
Janee wragtig, ek en jy is nou nie juis die stilsit-tipe nie.
As daar niks aangaan nie, skop ons dit maar aan die gang… hehehe
Ek sal ook seker maar eendag met my boots aan dooi… sal nie kan sit ek flokkol doen nie.
February 8th, 2013 at 20:18 SAST	21 @ superBul:
Well, Pietman is 112, so sy Pa is seker so 135… hehehe
February 8th, 2013 at 20:20 SAST	@ grootblousmile:
@18 Is waar. Nee, hy sal moet sy vinger trek hierso.
@ superBul: Jis ou bees, lanklaas gepraat, klink my jy roei daar. Ek sal glo die wereld is mooi daar, sal graag dit wil sien. Ek sien altyd net die groenigheid as ek die land invlieg daar bo-oor jou, ek kon die annerdag Hoedspruit duidelik sien doer onder.
February 8th, 2013 at 20:21 SAST	@ Pietman:
Pietman jy sal moet iets kry wat jy navors , studeer , miskien n tesis oor seemeeue, ek sal volgens Karen dit lees, haha. Maar ek sien te veel mense wat in hul werk sterf, geen werklike genieting nie. Maar as jy jou werk wel geniet , so what, dan gaan jy maar daar waar jy dit geniet.
February 8th, 2013 at 20:23 SAST	Ek hoor die Tjarks was halftyd 31 / 3 voor in hulle opwarmingswedstryd met die Leopards.
February 8th, 2013 at 20:24 SAST	@ Pietman:
k kon die annerdag Hoedspruit duidelik sien doer onder.
jy moet daai Pilot vra om die afterburner aan te sit as jy weer hier oorvlieg, dan maak ek vinnig n paar rookseine. Want jy gaan lyk my nooit by die wiltuin uitkom nie.
February 8th, 2013 at 20:24 SAST	@ superBul:
@21 Hy word Sept 87. Maar die ou het nog Kersfees vir my kom kuier in die Kaap! Bestuur nog self sonder bril, sal nie se hoe nie, ma vertel dan drink die ou nog n wyntjie ook langs die pad as hy die berg oor is! Sy ry nie meer graag saam met hom nie…..
February 8th, 2013 at 20:26 SAST	Willie Van Zyl
Chuck Norris het ‘n tattoo van Riaan Cruywagen op sy bors.
Die man geniet hom daarbo, reis elke week rond
February 8th, 2013 at 20:26 SAST	28 @ Pietman:
Ek sien nou waar jy vandaan kom…. die moeilikheid is in die gene…. hehehehe
February 8th, 2013 at 20:27 SAST	@ superBul:
@25 Nee o flok, as ek in my werk moes sterf moes ek al lankal gedooi het! Ek het deesdae net so n toesigwerkie, ek sit my nie uit nie.
February 8th, 2013 at 20:28 SAST	Sharks nou 52 / 3
February 8th, 2013 at 20:29 SAST	@ Pietman:
Great , stuur groete, ek het met cell verandering nommers verloor.
February 8th, 2013 at 20:30 SAST	@ grootblousmile:
@30 Ook maar soos jy en oorle Maximus, die ou het mos ook in sy ‘boots’ gegaan, as ek reg onthou.
February 8th, 2013 at 20:32 SAST	@ superBul:
Maak so, ma-hulle onthou jou nog goed, ou Johan van Eden ook. Jy kan daar bel by 514-3731, jy ken mos die dorpkode.
February 8th, 2013 at 20:33 SAST	Tjeers bulle, ek moet gaan stort en duik, ry more Jedda toe vir drie dae. Praat weer.
February 8th, 2013 at 20:35 SAST	@ Pietman:
gaan jou goed dit gaan jou wel…..
February 8th, 2013 at 21:41 SAST	@ grootblousmile:
#12 ja julle is n snaakse klomp, and some of us even make their living with their head in the clouds all day
February 8th, 2013 at 21:46 SAST	R.I.P , bit before my time but from what I read he was a well respected man, wish his family much comfort at this time.
February 8th, 2013 at 23:08 SAST	RIP Jan,
February 8th, 2013 at 23:09 SAST	Sharks final score 71-8
Played in windy rain conditions, crowd of around 20000 plus and rotating players all the time, good effort.
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