John Bell (13 December 1879 – 16 March 1962) was a Scottish international

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player.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Bell played for

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. He was made captain of the club in September 1900. He moved to play for London Scottish in 1902.

Provincial career

He played for Glasgow District against Edinburgh District in the 1900 Inter-City match and in the 1901 Inter-City match. He played for Cities District against Provinces District on 12 January 1901. On moving to play for London Scottish, he then played for

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on 27 December 1902.

International career

He played 6 matches for

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from 1901 to 1902.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bell, John 1879 births 1962 deaths Scottish rugby union players Scotland international rugby union players Scottish Exiles (rugby union) players Clydesdale RFC Glasgow rugby union players Glasgow District (rugby union) players Cities District players London Scottish F.C. players Rugby union forwards