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.

Glenn Bell
Personal information
Born (1964-03-26) 26 March 1964 (age 60)
New Zealand
Playing information
PositionProp, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1988–90 Featherstone Rovers 34 3
1991–97 Dewsbury Rams 134 23
1998–99 Doncaster 7 1 0 0 4
Total 175 27 0 0 4
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1997 Scotland 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Background

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Bell was born in New Zealand. He is of Maori and Scottish descent.

Playing career

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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

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He won a cap for Scotland while at Dewsbury Rams in 1997 against France.[1]

County Cup Final appearances

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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

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  1. ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 106–107. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
  3. ^ Doncaster made to look like amateurs Archived 7 November 2017 at the Wayback Machine The Independent, 1 February 1999
  4. ^ "Statistics at robterrace.com". robterrace.com. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 24 February 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.