Duncan Bell

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For the British actor of this name, see Duncan Bell (actor).
Duncan Bell
Full name Duncan Stuart Crampton Bell
Date of birth (1974-10-01) 1 October 1974 (age 49)
Place of birth King's Lynn, Norfolk, England
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 125 kg (19 st 10 lb)[1]
School Colston's Collegiate School
Rugby union career
Current status
Current team Newport Gwent Dragons
Playing career
Position Prop
Youth clubs
Bath
NEC Harlequins
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1996
1997-1999
2001-2003
2003-2012
2014		 Ebbw Vale
Sale Sharks
Pontypridd
Bath
NG Dragons
Lydney
109
65
207
9
4
(20)
(65)
(35)
(0)
(5)
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2005
2005-2009		 EnglandEngland A
England England
5
(0)

Duncan Stuart Crampton Bell (born 1 October 1974 in King's Lynn, Norfolk) is an English rugby union player currently playing for Lydney Rugby Football Club in the National League 2 South. Educated at Colston's Collegiate School, Bristol, he is an England international with five caps.

Born in Norfolk, Bell was raised in the South Gloucestershire village of Hawkesbury Upton.[2] He attended Colston's Collegiate School with Chris Taylor the Gloucestershire cricketer with whom he shares a great friendship. Bell first played rugby for Bath Minis[2] and later for Bristol U17's and colts whilst attending Colstons Collegiate school.

Club career

Bell had joined NEC Harlequins, but was unable to win a professional contract.[2] Bell then spent a season with Ebbw Vale, prior to a four-year spell with Sale.[3]

He made the move to Pontypridd in 2001.[4] During his time at the Club, Bell won the 2002 Principality Cup[5] and was a finalist in the 2002 Parker Pen Shield.[6]

In 2003, Bell moved to Bath.[7] Bell played in the final of the 2007-08 European Challenge Cup, as Bath defeated the Worcester Warriors.[8]

In 2012, Bell announced his retirement from rugby at the end of the 2011/2012 season, and announced he was battling depression throughout his career.[9]

In February 2014 Bell came out of retirement to represent Newport Gwent Dragons.[10] making nine appearances that season.[11] For the 2014/2015 season he is playing for Lydney.[11]

International career

Bell was first called up to the England squad in 1998 on the so-called "Tour of Hell".[12] Bell was named on the bench to face Australia,[13] but did not take the field.[14]

Bell was selected for England A in a fixture against France A in 2004, which he snubbed in favour of representing Wales in the future.[15] Due to regulations, Bell was not allowed to join the Welsh summer tour of Argentina,[16] later that year the IRB confirmed he could not represent Wales.[17]

In 2005, Bell played for England A against France A.[18] He was subsequently called up for the senior squad to compete in the 2005 Six Nations,[19] making his England debut against Italy.[20] Bell played in the following fixture against Scotland.[21] Bell was also a member of the 2006 summer tour of Australia.[22]

Due to injuries, Bell was selected for the 2009 Autumn Internationals.[23] Bell featured in all three games, against Australia,[24] Argentina[25] and New Zealand.[26]

References

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  10. ↑ Bell joins Dragons
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