Duncan Bell
England
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Full name Duncan Stuart Crampton Bell
Born October 1, 1974, King's Lynn
Current age 49 years 179 days
Major teams Bath Rugby, Dragons, England A, Sale Sharks, England
Position Prop
Height 6 ft 2 in
Weight 275 lb

Test career
Span Mat Start Sub Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop Won Lost Draw %
All Tests 2005-2009 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 60
Five/Six Nations 2005-2005 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 100

Career statistics
Test debut England v Italy at Twickenham, Mar 12, 2005 match details
Last Test England v New Zealand at Twickenham, Nov 21, 2009 match details
Test Statsguru Main menu | Career summary | Match list | Tournament list

English Premiership
Team Span Mat Start Sub Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop Won Lost Draw %
All matches 1997-2012 230 167 63 50 10 0 0 0 113 106 11 51.52
Sale Sharks 1997-2001 78 54 24 20 4 0 0 0 27 47 4 37.17
Bath Rugby 2003-2012 152 113 39 30 6 0 0 0 86 59 7 58.88
Profile

Bell made his international bow for England against Italy in 2005 having previously been denied a chance to represent Wales.

A member of the England squad that toured the southern hemisphere in 1998, he was an unused bench replacement in the 76-0 drubbing at the hands of the Wallabies. He later snubbed the chance to play for England A in 2004 in the hope of representing Wales having fulfilled residency criteria while playing for Pontypridd but the IRB later confirmed that was against their regulations.

However, he played for England A against France A the following year and was then called into the Six Nations squad following injuries to Phil Vickery and Julian White, making his debut against the Azzurri and winning his second cap against Scotland.

He toured Australia again in 2006 without playing, but returned to the international fold in 2009 when, with Vickery and White once again sidelined by injury, he appeared in England's three autumn internationals against Australia, Argentina and New Zealand. He would go on to help the England Saxons win the 2010 Churchill Cup.

He started his career at Ebbw Vale before spending four years at Sale Sharks, and he won the Principality Cup with Pontypridd in 2002 before joining Bath, where he made over 200 appearances and claimed the European Challenge Cup.

He called time on his career at the end of the 2011-12 season and at the same time revealed he had secretly battled depression for the previous decade.

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Apr 21, 2012
Bath's Duncan Bell acknowledges supporters at The Rec
Bath's Duncan Bell acknowledges supporters at The Rec
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Mar 5, 2011
Bath prop Duncan Bell
Bath prop Duncan Bell
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Feb 11, 2011
Bath's Duncan Bells carries the ball against Sale
Bath's Duncan Bells carries the ball against Sale
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Sep 27, 2008
Duncan Bell scores in the corner for Bath
Duncan Bell scores in the corner for Bath
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