Duncan Bell
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Full name | Duncan Stuart Crampton Bell | ||
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Date of birth | 1 October 1974 | ||
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 |
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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 |
England A 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]
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External links
- Pages with reference errors
- EngvarB from August 2013
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- 1974 births
- Living people
- English rugby union players
- Harlequin F.C. players
- Ebbw Vale RFC players
- Sale Sharks players
- Pontypridd RFC players
- Bath Rugby players
- Newport Gwent Dragons players
- Rugby union props
- England international rugby union players
- People educated at Colston's School