Tommy Bell (rugby union)

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Tommy Bell
Birth nameThomas Bell
Date of birth (1992-11-11) 11 November 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Plymouth, England
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight86 kg (13 st 8 lb)
School Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School
Notable relative(s) Chris Bell (brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Full-back, Fly-half, Wing, Centre
Current team London Welsh Amateur
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2010–2012 Sale Sharks 1 (5)
2011 →Leeds Carnegie 21 (234)
2012–2014 London Wasps 29 (81)
2014 Jersey 5 (62)
2014–2016 Leicester Tigers 31 (130)
2016–2019 London Irish 7 (86)
2019–2020 Ealing Trailfinders 16 (27)
2020 Asia Pacific Dragons ()
2020–2021 Stade Montois 15 (16)
2022 Benetton 4 (0)
2022-24 Tokyo Gas RFC ()
Correct as of 5 Mar 2022
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
England U18
2011–2012 England U20 6 (31)

Tommy Bell (born 11 November 1992) is a retired English rugby union player who most recently played for Tokyo Gas RFC in Japan. Prior to that his last club in Europe has been Benetton Rugby [1]

He began his career with Sale Sharks in the Aviva Premiership, but moved to London Wasps for the 2012/2013 season, playing alongside his brother Chris Bell. [2]

On 6 June 2014, Bell made his move to the RFU Championship as he signed a contract with Jersey. [3] However, after a month with Jersey, Bell was granted early release from his contract since a top flight club made an approach to him where he would officially move to Leicester Tigers. [4]

On 17 February 2016, Bell agreed to a long-term deal with London Irish from the 2016–17 season. [5]

He joined RFU Championship side Ealing Trailfinders for the 2019–20 season. [6] In 2022 he played for Benetton in United Rugby Championship. [1] [7] A move to Japan followed to play for Tokyo Gas before Bell retired from the professional game in 2024 returning to the UK and joining London Welsh Amateur playing at level 5 of the RFU pyramid.

After playing for England U18, from 2011 to 2012 Bell was named in the England U20 squad.

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References

  1. 1 2 "TOMMY BELL E YAREE FANTINI I DUE RINFORZI DEL BENETTON RUGBY". Benetton Rugby (in Italian). 19 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  2. ↑ ; Wasps.com. Retrieved 1 June 2012
  3. ↑ "Jersey bring in Wasps's versatile back Tommy Bell". BBC Sport. 6 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "Leicester Tigers sign Jersey's versatile back Tommy Bell". BBC Sport. 6 October 2014.
  5. ↑ "Leicester Tigers' Tommy Bell agrees London Irish switch". BBC Sport. 17 February 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  6. ↑ "news". www.ealingtrailfinders.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  7. ↑ "IL BENETTON RUGBY SALUTA 10 LEONI". Benetton Rugby (in Italian). 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
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