| Full name | Lewis Hay Irving Bell | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1878-10-23)23 October 1878 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 25 June 1924(1924-06-25) (aged 45) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Edinburgh Academy | ||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Medical doctor | ||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
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Lewis Hay Irving Bell (23 October 1878 — 25 June 1924) was a Scottish international rugby union player.
Biography
Born in Edinburgh, Bell learned his rugby at the Edinburgh Academy and later played for Edinburgh Academicals, which he captained. He gained three Scotland caps as a forward across the 1900 and 1904 Home Nations. In between those tournaments, Bell had taken part in the Second Boer War with the Imperial Yeomanry sharpshooters.
Bell, a University of Edinburgh graduate, was Medical Officer for the Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway.
See also
References
- "England v. Scotland". The Guardian. 12 March 1900.
- "For Second Honours". Scottish Referee. 3 March 1905.
- "Football". The Citizen. 9 March 1900.
- "Sporting Items". Liverpool Mercury. 31 March 1900.
- "Deaths". The Scotsman. 27 June 1924.
External links
- Lewis Bell at ESPNscrum
- 1878 births
- 1924 deaths
- Scottish rugby union players
- Scotland international rugby union players
- Rugby union players from Edinburgh
- Rugby union forwards
- Edinburgh Academicals rugby union players
- People educated at Edinburgh Academy
- Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
- Imperial Yeomanry soldiers
- British Army personnel of the Second Boer War
- Scottish expatriates in India