Brian Andrew Jellick is a former professional rugby league footballer who represented his country

New Zealand national rugby league team

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Playing career

Jellick played in the Auckland Rugby League

Auckland Rugby League

The Auckland Rugby League is the governing body for the sport of rugby league in the Auckland Region of New Zealand. It is responsible for rugby league in the region and was the owner of Carlaw Park, once the "spiritual home of rugby league in New Zealand".-History:The Auckland Rugby League was...

 competition with the Glenora Bears

Glenora Bears

The Glenora Bears are a rugby league football club based in Glen Eden, New Zealand who compete in Auckland Rugby League's Fox Memorial competition. The club was established in 1931...

 club. In 1995 he played for the Waitakere City Raiders

Waitakere City Raiders

The Waitakere City Raiders were a New Zealand rugby league club that represented Waitakere City in the Lion Red Cup from 1994 to 1996.-Notable players:...

 in the Lion Red Cup

Lion Red Cup

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. He was the recruited by English side Widnes

Widnes Vikings

Widnes Vikings RLFC are an English professional rugby league club based in Widnes, Cheshire. They currently play in the Engage Super League, the top tier of European rugby league, after being awarded a license to compete in the top-flight Super League from 2012 onward...

 to play in Super League

Super League

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 in 1997. He returned to New Zealand in 1998 and scored two tries for Glenora in the 1998 Fox Memorial grand final. He represented Auckland

Auckland rugby league team

The Auckland rugby league team is the team which traditionally represents all of the clubs which play in the Auckland Rugby League competition. The Auckland Rugby League team has traditionally been a powerhouse of New Zealand domestic rugby league...

 in the 1998 domestic season

1998 New Zealand rugby league season

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Jellick's signed with the North Queensland Cowboys

North Queensland Cowboys

The North Queensland Cowboys are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Townsville, Queensland. They compete in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...

 in 1999 and debuted during a 1999 NRL season game in New Zealand against the Auckland Warriors which the Cowboys won. He spent three seasons with the club, playing in 48 games.

Representative career

In 1998 he was selected to tour the Cook Islands

Cook Islands

The Cook Islands is a self-governing parliamentary democracy in the South Pacific Ocean in free association with New Zealand...

 with the New Zealand Māori side

New Zealand Maori rugby league team

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In 1999 he made his test debut for New Zealand against Tonga

Tonga national rugby league team

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. In this game he scored four tries for the Kiwis, the second highest amount in one match for a New Zealand side. He played three tests for the Kiwis, including two matches at the 2000 World Cup

2000 Rugby League World Cup

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Later years

Following his departure from top-flight rugby league competition, Jellick remained in Queensland and continued playing for the Redcliffe Dolphins

Redcliffe Dolphins

The Redcliffe Dolphins are a rugby league team from the city of Redcliffe in Queensland, Australia. The Redcliffe Dolphins were founded in 1947, accepted into the Brisbane Rugby League premiership in 1960, and since 1996 have played in the Queensland Cup....

 and later the Wynnum Manly Seagulls in the Queensland Cup

Queensland Cup

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. He has since returned to New Zealand, continuing his association with rugby league by getting involved in junior coaching in Auckland with the Ponsonby Ponies

Ponsonby Ponies

The Ponsonby Ponies are a rugby league club based in Ponsonby, New Zealand. The club was founded in 1908 and competes in the Auckland Rugby League's Fox Memorial competition.-History:...

External links

• Brian Jellick at stats.rleague.com