Joseph Bell | |
Birth Name: | Joseph Raymond Bell |
Birth Date: | 15 September 1899 |
Birth Place: | Invercargill, New Zealand |
Death Place: | Invercargill, New Zealand |
Position: | Five-eighth |
Repteam2: | New Zealand Māori |
Repyears1: | 1923 |
Repyears2: | 1922–31 |
Repcaps1: | 0 |
Repcaps2: | 56 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
Provinceyears1: | 1919–31 |
Provinceapps1: | 54 |
Occupation: | Train driver |
School: | Southland Boys' High School |
Joseph Raymond "Wampy" Bell (15 September 1899 – 7 May 1963) was a New Zealand rugby union player. Primary a five eighth, Bell represented at a provincial level. He played one match for the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, against New South Wales at Christchurch in 1923.[1] Of Ngāi Tahu descent,[2] Bell played 56 games for New Zealand Māori between 1922 and 1931, and captained Southland.[1]
Bell died in Invercargill in 1963,[1] and was buried in the Eastern Cemetery, Invercargill.[3]