Cameron Bell is a
New Zealand
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rugby league
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coach. He is a member of the famous Bell rugby league family that includes George,
Ian
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,
Dean
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(his son) and Cathy and
Clayton Friend
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.
Coaching career
As coach of the
Manukau Magpies
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, in 1985 he won the
Hyland Memorial Cup as
Auckland Rugby League's coach of the year. In 1988 Bell was appointed
Auckland
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coach, a position he held for two seasons.
Between February 1990 and April 1994 Bell was the coach of
Carlisle in England.
He returned to New Zealand in 1995, taking up the position of head coach of the
New Zealand Māori side, a job he would hold until the
2000 World Cup.
[''Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1995'', ]New Zealand Rugby Football League
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, 1995. p.179
He coached the
Counties Manukau Heroes to a grand final victory in the
1996 Lion Red Cup.
Bell coached the
Ngongotaha Chiefs
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Notable players
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in the
2001 Bartercard Cup.
References
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Living people
Auckland rugby league team coaches
Barrow Raiders coaches
Carlisle RLFC coaches
Counties Manukau rugby league team coaches
Manukau Magpies coaches
New Zealand rugby league coaches
New Zealand Māori rugby league team coaches
Year of birth missing (living people)