John Bell (rugby union, born 1879)

John Bell (13 December 1879 – 16 March 1962) was a Scottish international rugby union player.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Bell played for Clydesdale.The Essential History of Rugby Union: Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003 He was made captain of the club in September 1900. (subscription required)

He moved to play for London Scottish in 1902. (subscription required)

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. (subscription required)

On moving to play for London Scottish, he then played for Anglo-Scots on 27 December 1902. (subscription required)

International career He played 6 matches for Scotland from 1901 to 1902.

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