Joseph Bell (rugby union)

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Joseph Bell
Birth nameJoseph Raymond Bell
Date of birth(1899-09-15)15 September 1899
Place of birthInvercargill, New Zealand
Date of death7 May 1963(1963-05-07) (aged 63)
Place of deathInvercargill, New Zealand
SchoolSouthland Boys' High School
Occupation(s)Train driver
Rugby union career
Position(s) Five-eighth
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1919–31 Southland 54 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1923
1922–31
New Zealand
New Zealand Māori
0
56
(0)

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[edit]

  1. ^ a b c 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.