Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Dean Cameron Bell
- Born
- Sunday, 29th April, 1962
- Current Age
- 62 years and 144 days
- Place Of Birth
- Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- Test Series
- New Zealand vs Great Britain 1984, Great Britain vs New Zealand 1985, France vs New Zealand 1985, France vs New Zealand 1989
- English Championship
- 1986/1987, 1990/1991, 1991/1992, 1992/1993, 1993/1994
- Challenge Cup
- 1987/1988, 1988/1989, 1989/1990, 1990/1991, 1991/1992, 1992/1993, 1993/1994
- Premiership Trophy
- 1986/1987, 1989/1990, 1991/1992
- Regal Trophy
- 1983/1984, 1986/1987, 1988/1989, 1989/1990, 1992/1993
- Lancashire Cup
- 1986/1987, 1987/1988, 1988/1989, 1992/1993
- Charity Shield - UK
- 1987/1988, 1991/1992
- Man Of Steel Award
- 1992
- Lance Todd Trophy
- 1993
Known Family Links
- Cousin
- Clayton Friend
- Uncle
- Ian Bell
- Father
- Cameron Bell
Biography
Rated the best centre in the world by former NZ coach Graham Lowe in the late 1980s, the Kiwi Test star’s time with Easts was marred by suspension and injury. Bell, who made the first of 26 Test appearances in 1983, first played in England with the Carlisle club in 1982-83. The fiery winger/centre turned out for Leeds in 1983-86 before returning to Easts for the part of the 1988 season. Bell mellowed and matured as a player, and captained the Kiwis to a Test win over Great Britain that year. He later led the champion Wigan club during its dominance of English club football in 1991-94. After a decade with Wigan, Bell returned to NZ in 1995 to become the inaugural captain of the Auckland Warriors before seeing out his career with Leeds in 1996. Bell is on the Wigan RL Club executive and is in charge of youth development at the club.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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Competitions | |||||||||||||||
| Competition | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
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| World Cup | - | 8 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 62.50% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | Cumbria | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | New Zealand | - | 23 | 12 | - | - | 48 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 69.57% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Auckland | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Wigan Warriors | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | |||
| Test Series | 4 | 20 | 6 | - | - | 24 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 55.00% | List | ||||
| NSWRL/ARL Premiership (NRL) | - | 60 | 11 | - | - | 44 | 28 | 28 | 4 | 46.67% | List | ||||
| Super League | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Challenge Cup | 7 | 34 | 10 | - | - | 40 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 91.18% | List | ||||
| English Championship | 5 | 188 | 66 | - | - | 253 | 137 | 47 | 4 | 72.87% | List | ||||
| Premiership Trophy | 3 | 12 | 7 | - | - | 28 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.00% | List | ||||
| Regal Trophy | 5 | 30 | 11 | - | - | 44 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 86.67% | List | ||||
| Lancashire Cup | 4 | 24 | 13 | - | - | 52 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 83.33% | List | ||||
| World Club Challenge | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Charity Shield - UK | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Midweek Cup | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25.00% | List | ||||
| Challenge Cup AU | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
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Test Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| New Zealand | 1983-89 | 26 | 11 | - | - | 44 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 61.54% | List | ||||
International Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Rest Of The World | 1988 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
World Cup Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| New Zealand | 1983-1989 | 8 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 62.50% | List | ||||
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Australia - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Auckland | 1980, 1984 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Oceania | 1984 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1980-1984 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
England - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Cumbria | 1982 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
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NSWRL/ARL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRL 1985 Winfield Cup | 17 | 5 | - | - | 20 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 41.18% | List | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRL 1986 Winfield Cup | 14 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 42.86% | List | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRL 1988 Winfield Cup | 10 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 40.00% | List | ||||
| Auckland | ARL 1995 Winfield Cup | 19 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 57.89% | List | ||||
NSWRL/ARL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | 1985-86, 1988 | 41 | 8 | - | - | 32 | 17 | 20 | 4 | 41.46% | List | ||||
| Warriors | 1995 | 19 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 57.89% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1985-1995 | 60 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 28 | 28 | 4 | 46.67% | List | ||||
English Career - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Carlisle | 1982/83 | 23 | 11 | - | - | 33 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 17.39% | List | ||||
| Leeds | 1983/84 | 22 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 59.09% | List | ||||
| Wigan | 1986/87 | 41 | 21 | - | - | 84 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 92.68% | List | ||||
| Wigan | 1987/88 | 19 | 8 | - | - | 32 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 84.21% | List | ||||
| Wigan | 1988/89 | 32 | 15 | - | - | 60 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 81.25% | List | ||||
| Wigan | 1989/90 | 31 | 11 | - | - | 44 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 77.42% | List | ||||
| Wigan | 1990/91 | 36 | 11 | - | - | 44 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 77.78% | List | ||||
| Wigan | 1991/92 | 32 | 11 | - | - | 44 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 87.50% | List | ||||
| Wigan | 1992/93 | 37 | 15 | - | - | 60 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 91.89% | List | ||||
| Wigan | 1992/93 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Wigan | 1993/94 | 15 | - | - | - | - | 12 | 3 | 0 | 80.00% | List | ||||
| Leeds | 1996 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
English Career - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Carlisle | 1982 | 23 | 11 | - | - | 33 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 17.39% | List | ||||
| Leeds | 1983, 1996 | 23 | 5 | - | - | 20 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 60.87% | List | ||||
| Wigan | 1986-93 | 244 | 92 | - | - | 368 | 206 | 35 | 3 | 84.43% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1982-1996 | 290 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 421 | 224 | 59 | 7 | 77.24% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, AJ Lucantonio, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, Alan Katzmann, Max Turner, Bill Bates, Tim Costello
Sources:
David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999), Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club
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