ˈæftɚ ðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ɪlˈɛvən ɹˈʌɡbi wˈɜːld kˈʌp ˈɛlɪs wˈʌzn̩t sᵻlˈɛktᵻd fɚðɪ ˈɔːl blˈæks skwˈɑːd ɐɡˈɛn ʌntˈɪl tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈɪftiːn ɐɡˈɛnst sæmˈoʊə ɪn ˈeɪpiə, æz tˈæwɚɹə kˈɛɹbˈɑːɹloʊ wʌz ˈaʊt fɚðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈɪftiːn sˈuːpɚ ɹˈʌɡbi sˈiːzən ænd bˈoʊθ ˈɛɹən smˈɪθ ænd tˌiːdʒˈeɪ pˌɛɹənˈɑːɹɹə hæd plˈeɪd ɪnðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈɪftiːn sˈuːpɚ ɹˈʌɡbi fˈaɪnəl.
After the 2011 Rugby World Cup Ellis wasn't selected for the All Blacks Squad again until 2015 against Samoa in Apia, as Tawera Kerr-Barlow was out for the 2015 Super Rugby season and both Aaron Smith and TJ Perenara had played in the 2015 Super Rugby Final.