Tommy Bell (rugby union)

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]

Tommy Bell

Birth name	Thomas Bell
Date of birth	(1992-11-11) 11 November 1992 (age 31)
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)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Full-back, Fly-half, Wing, Centre Current team London Welsh Amateur Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2010–2012 2011 2012–2014 2014 2014–2016 2016–2019 2019–2020 2020 2020–2021 2022 2022-24 Sale Sharks →Leeds Carnegie London Wasps Jersey Leicester Tigers London Irish Ealing Trailfinders Asia Pacific Dragons Stade Montois Benetton Tokyo Gas RFC 1 21 29 5 31 7 16 - 15 4 (5) (234) (81) (62) (130) (86) (27) - (16) (0) Correct as of 5 Mar 2022 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2011–2012 England U18 England U20 6 (31)

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.^[7][8] 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

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