Elliott began his rugby career playing for
Llandaff, before switching to local rivals Cardiff. He was first selected to represent Wales when he was brought in at centre to replace team captain,
Arthur 'Monkey' Gould, in the final game of the
1894 Home Nations Championship. Elliott was paired at centre with fellow Cardiff teammate
Dai Fitzgerald and completed an all Cardiff threequarter along with
Tom Pearson and
Norman Biggs. Wales lost the game by a single penalty goal on a boggy Belfast pitch, and the next season Elliott was replaced by Gould. Elliott was given the captaincy of Cardiff for the 1896-97 season and four years after his previous international cap was called back into the Welsh team for the
1898 Championship. Elliot played in both Welsh games of the tournament, this time brought in at his more familiar position of scrum-half alongside
Selwyn Biggs. Wales won the first game against Ireland, and Elliott was reselected for the final game of the tournament, against England. The next year, Elliott and Biggs were replaced by the Swansea brothers
David and
Evan James. After retiring from playing rugby, Elliott continued his connection with the sport by becoming a first class referee. He was also a keen
golfer and in 1935 was the captain of
Royal Porthcawl Golf Club. • 1898 • 1894, 1898 ==Bibliography==