Joseph Bell (rugby union)

Joseph Bell
Birth name	Joseph Raymond Bell
Date of birth	15 September 1899
Place of birth	Invercargill, New Zealand
Date of death	7 May 1963 (aged 63)
Place of death	Invercargill, New Zealand
School	Southland Boys' High School
Occupation(s)	Train driver
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Five-eighth
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team
1919–31	Southland
International career
Years	Team
1923; 1922–31	New Zealand; New Zealand Māori

Joseph Raymond "Wampy" Bell (15 September 1899 – 7 May 1963) was a New Zealand rugby union player. Primary a five eighth, Bell represented Southland 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]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Knight, Lindsay. "Wampy Bell". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
^ Mulholland, Malcolm (2013). "Rugby trailblazers" (PDF). Te Karaka (42): 20–21. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
^ "Cemetery result". Invercargill City Council. Retrieved 15 September 2015.

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[AB_profile-1] Knight, Lindsay. "Wampy Bell". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 15 September 2015.

[2] Mulholland, Malcolm (2013). "Rugby trailblazers" (PDF). Te Karaka (42): 20–21. Retrieved 15 September 2015.

[3] "Cemetery result". Invercargill City Council. Retrieved 15 September 2015.

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