John Bell (rugby union)

John Bell (13 December 1879 – 16 March 1962) was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]

John Bell
Birth nameJohn Alexander Bell
Date of birth(1879-12-13)13 December 1879
Place of birthAirdrie, Scotland
Date of death16 March 1962(1962-03-16) (aged 82)
Place of deathLondon, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Clydesdale ()
1902-03 London Scottish ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1900-01 Glasgow District ()
1901 Cities District ()
1902 Anglo-Scots ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1901-02 Scotland 6 (0)

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Bell played for Clydesdale.[2] He was made captain of the club in September 1900.[3]

He moved to play for London Scottish in 1902.[4]

Provincial career

He played for Glasgow District against Edinburgh District in the 1900 Inter-City match[5] and in the 1901 Inter-City match.[6]

He played for Cities District against Provinces District on 12 January 1901.[7]

On moving to play for London Scottish, he then played for Anglo-Scots on 27 December 1902.[8]

International career

He played 6 matches for Scotland from 1901 to 1902.[9]

References
  1. "John Alexander Bell". ESPN scrum.
  2. The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003
  3. "British Newspaper Archive" – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required)
  4. "British Newspaper Archive" – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required)
  5. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  6. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  7. "British Newspaper Archive" – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required)
  8. "British Newspaper Archive" – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required)
  9. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - John Bell - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
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