Bill Wells (rugby union)

Bill Wells

Full name	William John Geddes Wells
Date of birth	(1867-12-09)9 December 1867
Place of birth	New Plymouth, New Zealand
Date of death	11 December 1911(1911-12-11) (aged 44)
Place of death	Brixton, New Zealand
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1891–99 Taranaki 18 () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1897 New Zealand

William John Geddes Wells (9 December 1867 – 11 December 1911) was a New Zealand international rugby union player active in the 1890s.

A farmer from North Taranaki, Wells was a forward and played for Spotswood club Star. ^[1] He competed with Taranaki through the 1890s and won a New Zealand call up in 1897 as a replacement for Sandy Kerr in the squad to tour Australia, where he debuted in a match against New South Wales at Sydney. ^[2]

Wells was also a member of the Waitara cricket and rowing clubs. ^[3]

See also

• List of New Zealand national rugby union players

References

1. "#75: Bill Wells". NZ Rugby Stats.
2. "Football". The Star . 3 July 1897.
3. "Personal". Taranaki Herald . 11 December 1911.