Bill Kells

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Bill Kells
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Robert Kells
BornNew Zealand
Playing information
Position Stand-off
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
Ngaruwahia (WRL)
1983–84 Bradford Northern
Total00000
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
Waikato
1980 New Zealand
1984–?? Northern Districts
Source: [1]

William Robert Kells [2] is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer, and coach who represented New Zealand.

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Playing career

From the Huntly area, Kells was a Waikato representative and was selected in the New Zealand national rugby league team squad in 1980. [3] Kells spent the 1982/83 season with Bradford Northern in England.[ citation needed ]

Coaching career

In 1997 and 1998 Kells coached Waikato. [4] [5] Waikato won the 1997 National Provincial Competition.[ citation needed ]

He coached Northern Districts in 2001 against France. [6] [7] In 2003 Kells was the co-coach of the Ngaruawahia Panthers in the Waikato Rugby League. [8]

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References

  1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  2. KELLS, WILLIAM ROBERT 1980 - KIWI #560 Archived 19 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz
  3. "Huntly's rugby league legends go on parade". Waikato Times . 8 December 2008. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  4. New Zealand Rugby League Annual '98, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1998. p.133
  5. Hemopo to kick [ dead link ]Waikato Times, 10 October 1997
  6. Waikato five to play France [ dead link ]Waikato Times, 6 June 2001
  7. Jessup, Peter (13 June 2001). "Rugby League: Battle-weary French maintain hectic schedule". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  8. Waicoa Bay Premiership 2003 Season Preview [ permanent dead link ]rleague.com, 11 April 2003