John Bell (rugby union)
John Bell (13 December 1879 – 16 March 1962) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]
| Birth name | John Alexander Bell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 13 December 1879 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Airdrie, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 16 March 1962 (aged 82) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | London, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Bell played for Clydesdale.[2] He was made captain of the club in September 1900.[3]
He moved to play for London Scottish in 1902.[4]
Provincial career
He played for Glasgow District against Edinburgh District in the 1900 Inter-City match[5] and in the 1901 Inter-City match.[6]
He played for Cities District against Provinces District on 12 January 1901.[7]
On moving to play for London Scottish, he then played for Anglo-Scots on 27 December 1902.[8]
References
- "John Alexander Bell". ESPN scrum.
- The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003
- "Register | British Newspaper Archive". www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk.
- "Register | British Newspaper Archive". www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk.
- "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- "Register | British Newspaper Archive". www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk.
- "Register | British Newspaper Archive". www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk.
- "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - John Bell - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
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