Roy Bell (rugby league)

Roy Bell
Personal information
Full name Roy Bell
Born (1984-08-30) 30 August 1984
Sydney, Australia
Playing information
Weight 65 kg (10 st 3 lb)
Position Wing, Fullback

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2004–05 South Sydney Rabbitohs 9 7 1 0 30
Source: [1][2]

Roy Bell (born 30 August 1984) is an Australian former rugby league player who had a brief career as a winger for the South Sydney Rabbitohs.

Background

Bell was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Career

Despite scoring 7 tries in only 9 games, Bell retired from rugby league at the age of only 20. He was released from his South Sydney contract and returned to the North Coast of New South Wales in 2005 after not adjusting to life in Sydney and becoming homesick.[3]

In this time Bell developed a cult following among rugby league fans because of his tiny frame and his skinny (even relative to his body) legs. At 65 kg, Bell was even smaller than Preston Campbell (74 kg), another Aboriginal player famed for his slight frame.[4] His ability to tackle players twice his size was seen as a throwback to the days of Norm Provan and Arthur Summons.

References

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