Bill Kells
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| Full name | William Robert Kells | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Robert Kells[2] is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer, and coach who represented New Zealand.
Playing career[edit]
From the Huntly area, Kells was a Waikato representative and was selected in the New Zealand national rugby league team squad in 1980.[3] Kells spent the 1982/83 season with Bradford Northern in England.[citation needed]
Coaching career[edit]
In 1997 and 1998 Kells coached Waikato.[4][5] Waikato won the 1997 National Provincial Competition.[citation needed]
He coached Northern Districts in 2001 against France.[6][7] In 2003 Kells was the co-coach of the Ngaruawahia Panthers in the Waikato Rugby League.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018. [permanent dead link]
- ^ KELLS, WILLIAM ROBERT 1980 - KIWI #560 Archived 19 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz
- ^ "Huntly's rugby league legends go on parade". Waikato Times. 8 December 2008. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
- ^ New Zealand Rugby League Annual '98, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1998. p.133
- ^ Hemopo to kick[dead link] Waikato Times, 10 October 1997
- ^ Waikato five to play France[dead link] Waikato Times, 6 June 2001
- ^ Jessup, Peter (13 June 2001). "Rugby League: Battle-weary French maintain hectic schedule". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
- ^ Waicoa Bay Premiership 2003 Season Preview[permanent dead link] rleague.com, 11 April 2003
Categories:
- Living people
- Bradford Bulls players
- New Zealand national rugby league team players
- New Zealand rugby league coaches
- New Zealand rugby league players
- Ngaruawahia Panthers players
- Northern Districts rugby league team players
- Rugby league five-eighths
- Rugby league players from Huntly, New Zealand
- Waikato rugby league team coaches
- Waikato rugby league team players