Toby Bell
| Born | 14 December 2004 New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Kerikeri High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Toby Bell (born 14 December 2004) is a New Zealand rugby union player, who plays for the Crusaders and Canterbury. His preferred position is midfield.[1]
Early career
[edit]Bell is originally from the Auckland region of New Zealand and attended Kerikeri High School where he played rugby and earned selection for the Blues U18 development squad.[2] He also earned selection for the New Zealand U18 Sevens side.[3] After school he moved to the Canterbury region to become a member of the Crusaders academy,[4] where he represented the Crusaders U20 side in 2024.[5] He earned selection for the New Zealand U20 side in 2024, but did not make an appearance due to injury.[6]
Professional career
[edit]Bell has represented Canterbury in the National Provincial Championship since 2024, being named in the squad for the 2025 Bunnings NPC.[7] He was named in the Crusaders squad for the 2026 Super Rugby Pacific season.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Toby Bell". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ^ "Blues U18 development squad". Blues. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ^ "New Zealand Under 18 Sevens teams named for World School Sevens". NZ Rugby. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ^ "Why Wellington are homegrown NPC champions - and what secondary schools data shows about the Canterbury poaching cliche". The Post. 16 August 2025. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ^ "Crusaders Under 20 squad". Crusaders. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ^ "New Zealand Under 20 squad named for World Rugby U20 Championship". NZ Rugby. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ^ @canterburyrugby; (16 July 2025). "Introducing your Bunnings Warehouse NPC Squad for 2025". Retrieved 16 July 2025 – via Instagram.
- ^ "2026 Crusaders squad announced". Crusaders (Press release). 6 November 2025. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
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