Mark Ella

Mark Ella

Mark Gordon Ella (born 5 June 1959, La Perouse, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian former rugby union player, often considered as one of his country's all-time greats in that sport. In a relatively short career (he retired in 1984, aged 25), Mark Ella established himself as one of the all-time greats in world rugby union.

He and his brothers Gary and Glen were educated at Matraville High School, where they learned to play rugby. All three went on to play for the Australia national team. Mark was generally regarded as the best of the three, earning 25 caps in a brief but brilliant career stretching from 1980 to 1984. Ella also played for Randwick and New South Wales domestically.