Dean Bell

Rated the best centre in the world by former NZ coach Graham Lowe in the late 1980s, the Kiwi Test star’s time with Easts was marred by suspension and injury. Bell, who made the first of 26 Test appearances in 1983, first played in England with the Carlisle club in 1982-83. The fiery winger/centre turned out for Leeds in 1983-86 before returning to Easts for the part of the 1988 season. Bell mellowed and matured as a player, and captained the Kiwis to a Test win over Great Britain that year. He later led the champion Wigan club during its dominance of English club football in 1991-94. After a decade with Wigan, Bell returned to NZ in 1995 to become the inaugural captain of the Auckland Warriors before seeing out his career with Leeds in 1996. Bell is on the Wigan RL Club executive and is in charge of youth development at the club.

Career Statistics

All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.

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International
Test Matches - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
New Zealand	1983-89	26	11	-				-	44	16	9	1	61.54%
Overall	1983-1989	26	11	0				0	44	16	9	1	61.54%
International Matches - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Rest Of The World	1988	1	-	-				-	-	0	1	0	0.00%
Overall	1988	1	0	0				0		0	1	0	0.00%
World Cup Matches - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
New Zealand	1983-1989	8	1	-				-	4	5	2	1	62.50%
Overall	1985-1989	8	1	0				0	4	5	2	1	62.50%
Representative
England - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Cumbria	1982	1	-	-				-	-	0	1	0	0.00%
Overall	1982	1	0	0				0		0	1	0	0.00%
Club Career
Australian League Matches - By Year
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Eastern Suburbs	NSWRL 1985	17	5	-				-	20	7	7	3	41.18%
Eastern Suburbs	NSWRL 1986	14	2	-				-	8	6	8	0	42.86%
Eastern Suburbs	NSWRL 1988	10	1	-				-	4	4	5	1	40.00%
Auckland	ARL 1995	19	3	-				-	12	11	8	0	57.89%
Overall	1985-1995	60	11	0				0	44	28	28	4	46.67%
Australian League Matches - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Eastern Suburbs	1985-86, 1988	41	8	-				-	32	17	20	4	41.46%
Warriors	1995	19	3	-				-	12	11	8	0	57.89%
Overall	1985-1995	60	11	0				0	44	28	28	4	46.67%
English League Career - By Year
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Carlisle	Championship 1982/83	?	11	-				-	33
Leeds	Championship 1983/84	?	2	-				-	8
Wigan	Championship 1986/87	?	13	-				-	52
Wigan	Championship 1987/88	?	6	-				-	24
Wigan	Championship 1988/89	?	11	-				-	44
Wigan	Championship 1989/90	?	6	-				-	24
Wigan	Championship 1990/91	?	4	-				-	16
Wigan	Championship 1991/92	?	5	-				-	20
Wigan	Championship 1992/93	?	8	-				-	32
Wigan	Championship 1993/94	?	-	-				-	-
Leeds	Super League 1996	?	1	-				-	4
Overall	1982-1996	?	108	0				0	421	?	?	?	?
English League Career - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Carlisle	1982-83	?	11	-				-	33	?	?	?	?
Leeds	1983-84, 1996	?	5	-				-	20	?	?	?	?
Wigan	1986-94	?	92	-				-	368	?	?	?	?
Overall	1982-1996	?	108	0				0	421	?	?	?	?
All English Club Matches - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Carlisle	1982-83	?	11	-				-	33	?	?	?	?
Leeds	1983-84, 1996	?	5	-				-	20	?	?	?	?
Wigan	1986-94	?	93	-				-	372	?	?	?	?
Wigan	1992	1	-	-				-	-	0	1	0	0.00%
Overall	1982-1996	?	109	0				0	425	?	?	?	?

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