Bill Kells
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Robert Kells | |||||
| Born | New Zealand | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Stand-off | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| Ngaruwahia (WRL) | ||||||
| 1983–1984 | Bradford Northern | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| Waikato | ||||||
| 1980 | New Zealand | |||||
| 1984–19?? | Northern Districts | |||||
| Source: RLP | ||||||
William Robert "Bill" Kells[1] is a New Zealand former rugby league player and coach who represented his country.
Playing career
From the Huntly area, Kells was a Waikato representative and was selected in the New Zealand Kiwis squad in 1980.[2] Kells spent the 1982/83 season with Bradford Northern in England.
Coaching career
In 1997 and 1998 Kells coached Waikato.[3][4] Waikato won the 1997 National Provincial Competition.
He coached Northern Districts in 2001 against France.[5][6] In 2003 Kells was the co-coach of the Ngaruawahia Panthers in the Waikato Rugby League.[7]
References
- ↑ KELLS, WILLIAM ROBERT 1980 - KIWI #560 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 Waikato Times, 10 October 1997
- ↑ Waikato five to play France 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 rleague.com, 11 April 2003