Mark Douglas Bell (born 5 September 1968) is an Australian former rugby union international.
| Full name | Mark Douglas Bell | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 5 September 1968 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| School | St Joseph's College | ||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Angus Bell (son) | ||||||||||||||||
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Bell, born in Sydney, attended St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill, where he featured in the 1st XV premiership team of 1986 which went undefeated. He subsequently won a place on the Australian Schools side for a tour of New Zealand.[1]
A hooker, Bell played for Northern Suburbs and earned his first Wallabies call up in 1993 for a tour of France, as a back up for Phil Kearns. By 1996, he was considered around fourth in line to play hooker for the Wallabies, but after a series of injuries to his positional rivals gained a cap in a Test against Canada at Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane.[2]
Bell is the father of Wallabies prop Angus Bell.[3]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Mark Douglas Bell". classicwallabies.com.au.
- ^ "Bell cruises into Test". The Sydney Morning Herald. 25 June 1996.
- ^ Decent, Tom (11 February 2020). "'He has a deeply ingrained winning attitude': Son of a Wallaby to make starting debut for Waratahs". The Sydney Morning Herald.