Birth name | Thomas Bell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 11 November 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Plymouth, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 86 kg (13 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Chris Bell (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. [7] [8] 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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