| Birth name | Joseph Raymond Bell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 15 September 1899 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Invercargill, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 7 May 1963 (aged 63) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Invercargill, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Southland Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Train driver | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[1] Of Ngāi Tahu descent,[2] Bell played 56 games for New Zealand Māori between 1922 and 1931, and captained Southland.[1]
Bell died in Invercargill in 1963,[1] and was buried in the Eastern Cemetery, Invercargill.[3]
References
- ^ a b c Knight, Lindsay. "Wampy Bell". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ^ Mulholland, Malcolm (2013). "Rugby trailblazers" (PDF). Te Karaka (42): 20–21. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ^ "Cemetery result". Invercargill City Council. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
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