Joseph Bell (rugby union) explained

Joseph Bell
Birth Name:Joseph Raymond Bell
Birth Date:15 September 1899
Birth Place:Invercargill, New Zealand
Death Place:Invercargill, New Zealand
Ru Position:Five-eighth
Ru Nationalteam:
New Zealand Māori
Ru Nationalyears:1923
1922–31
Ru Nationalcaps:0
56
Ru Nationalpoints:(0)
Ru Provinceyears:1919–31
Ru Provincecaps: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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wampy Bell . Knight . Lindsay . New Zealand Rugby Union . 15 September 2015.
  2. Mulholland . Malcolm . 2013 . Rugby trailblazers . Te Karaka . 42 . 20–21 . 15 September 2015.
  3. Web site: Cemetery result . Invercargill City Council . 15 September 2015.