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John Bell (rugby union)

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Rugby player
John Bell
Birth nameJohn Alexander Bell
Date of birth(1879-12-13)13 December 1879
Place of birthAirdrie, Scotland
Date of death16 March 1962(1962-03-16) (aged 82)
Place of deathLondon, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Clydesdale ()
1902-03 London Scottish ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1900-01 Glasgow District ()
1901 Cities District ()
1902 Anglo-Scots ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1901-02 Scotland 6 (0)

John Bell (13 December 1879 – 16 March 1962) was a Scottish international rugby union player.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Bell played for Clydesdale. He was made captain of the club in September 1900.

He moved to play for London Scottish in 1902.

Provincial career

He played for Glasgow District against Edinburgh District in the 1900 Inter-City match and in the 1901 Inter-City match.

He played for Cities District against Provinces District on 12 January 1901.

On moving to play for London Scottish, he then played for Anglo-Scots on 27 December 1902.

International career

He played 6 matches for Scotland from 1901 to 1902.

References

  1. "John Alexander Bell". ESPN scrum.
  2. The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003
  3. "British Newspaper Archive" – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required)
  4. "British Newspaper Archive" – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required)
  5. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  6. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  7. "British Newspaper Archive" – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required)
  8. "British Newspaper Archive" – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required)
  9. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - John Bell - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
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