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Rugby player
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 New Zealand 0 (0)
1922–31 New Zealand Māori 56

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. Of Ngāi Tahu descent, Bell played 56 games for New Zealand Māori between 1922 and 1931, and captained Southland.

Bell died in Invercargill in 1963, and was buried in the Eastern Cemetery, Invercargill.

References

  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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