Ray Bell Explained

Ray Bell
Birth Name:Raymond Henry Bell
Birth Date:31 December 1925
Birth Place:Dunedin, New Zealand
Death Place:Dunedin, New Zealand
Ru Position:Wing
Fullback
Height:1.830NaN0
Weight:86kg (190lb)
Repyears1:1951–52
Repcaps1:3
Reppoints1:6
Ru Province1:Otago
Ru Provinceyears1:1945, 1949–52
School:King's High School

Raymond Henry "Ray" Bell (31 December 1925 – 19 July 2016) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A wing and fullback, Bell represented Otago at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1951 to 1952. He played nine matches for the All Blacks including three internationals. He later served as an Otago selector from 1968 to 1971.[1]

Bell served with J Force, the New Zealand occupying force in Japan, from 1946 to 1948. He died in Dunedin on 19 July 2016.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ray Bell . Knight . Lindsay . New Zealand Rugby Union . 31 May 2015.