Glenn Bell
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Born | New Zealand | 26 March 1964|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Glenn Bell is a former Scotland international rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played at club level for Featherstone Rovers, Dewsbury Rams and Doncaster, as a prop, or second-row.[1][2][3][4] Played for Manukau Magpies in Auckland and Represented for Auckland v Canterbury Bankstown, Maori v Western Samoa 1988 and versus Australia in 1985 and 1989 Presidents XIII-Wellington. Played against Kiwis v Featherstone 1989.Retired 2000.
Background
[edit]Bell was born in New Zealand. He is of Maori and Scottish descent.
Playing career
[edit]Bell played for the Manukau Magpies, and is a member of the wider Bell family. He Played in England for a large majority of his career but he made a name for himself playing for various Auckland semi professional club sides. Glenn was a very respected player known for his defensive efforts.
Representative career
[edit]He won a cap for Scotland while at Dewsbury Rams in 1997 against France.[1]
County Cup Final appearances
[edit]Glenn Bell played at prop (replaced by substitute Alan Dakin) in Featherstone Rovers' 14-20 defeat by Bradford Northern in the 1989–90 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1989–90 season at Headingley, Leeds on Sunday 5 November 1989.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 106–107. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
- ^ Doncaster made to look like amateurs Archived 7 November 2017 at the Wayback Machine The Independent, 1 February 1999
- ^ "Statistics at robterrace.com". robterrace.com. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 24 February 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- 1965 births
- Living people
- Dewsbury Rams players
- Doncaster R.L.F.C. players
- Featherstone Rovers players
- Manukau Magpies players
- New Zealand people of Scottish descent
- New Zealand expatriate rugby league players in England
- New Zealand rugby league players
- Rugby league props
- Rugby league second-rows
- Scotland national rugby league team players