Lewis Bell (rugby union)

Lewis Bell

Full name	Lewis Hay Irving Bell
Date of birth	(1878-10-23)23 October 1878
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death	25 June 1924(1924-06-25) (aged 45)
Place of death	Edinburgh, Scotland
School	Edinburgh Academy
University	University of Edinburgh
Occupation(s)	Medical doctor
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1900–04 Scotland 3 (0)

Lewis Hay Irving Bell (23 October 1878 — 25 June 1924) was a Scottish international rugby union player.

Biography

Born in Edinburgh, Bell learned his rugby at the Edinburgh Academy and later played for Edinburgh Academicals, which he captained. He gained three Scotland caps as a forward across the 1900 and 1904 Home Nations. In between those tournaments, Bell had taken part in the Second Boer War with the Imperial Yeomanry sharpshooters.

Bell, a University of Edinburgh graduate, was Medical Officer for the Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway.

See also

• List of Scotland national rugby union players

External links

• Lewis Bell at ESPNscrum