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