Ray Bell

Ray Bell
Full name Raymond Henry Bell
Date of birth (1925-12-31)31 December 1925
Place of birth Dunedin, New Zealand
Date of death 19 July 2016(2016-07-19) (aged 90)
Place of death Dunedin, New Zealand
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 86 kg (190 lb)
School King's High School
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Wing
Fullback
New Zealand No. 533
Provincial/State sides
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1945, 1949–52 Otago
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1951–52 New Zealand 3 (6)

Raymond Henry "Ray" Bell (31 December 1925 – 19 July 2016) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A wing and fullback, Bell represented Otago at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1951 to 1952. He played nine matches for the All Blacks including three internationals. He later served as an Otago selector from 1968 to 1971.[1]

Bell served with J Force, the New Zealand occupying force in Japan, from 1946 to 1948. He died in Dunedin on 19 July 2016.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Knight, Lindsay. "Ray Bell". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 31 May 2015.


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