Toby Bell

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Toby Bell
Born (2004-12-14) 14 December 2004 (age 20)
New Zealand
Height189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
SchoolKerikeri High School
Rugby union career
Position Midfielder
Current team Crusaders, Canterbury
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2024– Canterbury 3 (0)
2026– Crusaders
Correct as of 9 November 2025

Toby Bell (born 14 December 2004) is a New Zealand rugby union player, who plays for the Crusaders and Canterbury. His preferred position is midfield. [1]

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Early career

Bell is originally from the Auckland region of New Zealand and attended Kerikeri High School where he played rugby and earned selection for the Blues U18 development squad. [2] He also earned selection for the New Zealand U18 Sevens side. [3] After school he moved to the Canterbury region to become a member of the Crusaders academy, [4] where he represented the Crusaders U20 side in 2024. [5] He earned selection for the New Zealand U20 side in 2024, but did not make an appearance due to injury. [6]

Professional career

Bell has represented Canterbury in the National Provincial Championship since 2024, being named in the squad for the 2025 Bunnings NPC. [7] He was named in the Crusaders squad for the 2026 Super Rugby Pacific season. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Toby Bell". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "Blues U18 development squad". Blues. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  3. ↑ "New Zealand Under 18 Sevens teams named for World School Sevens". NZ Rugby. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  4. ↑ "Why Wellington are homegrown NPC champions - and what secondary schools data shows about the Canterbury poaching cliche". The Post. 16 August 2025. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  5. ↑ "Crusaders Under 20 squad". Crusaders. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  6. ↑ "New Zealand Under 20 squad named for World Rugby U20 Championship". NZ Rugby. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  7. ↑ @canterburyrugby; (16 July 2025). "Introducing your Bunnings Warehouse NPC Squad for 2025" . Retrieved 16 July 2025– via Instagram.
  8. ↑ "2026 Crusaders squad announced". Crusaders (Press release). 6 November 2025. Retrieved 6 November 2025.


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