Steven Bell
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Steven "Steve" Bell is an Australian professional rugby league
footballer for the Catalans Dragons
of Super League
. A Queensland State of Origin representative three-quarter, he previously played club football in the NRL for the Melbourne Storm
, then the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
(with whom he won the 2008 Telstra Premiership).
Bell joined French Super League side Catalans Dragons
on a two-year contract from the 2009 season.
Steven Bell played 64 first grade games for Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
between 2006 and 2008, scoring 30 tries. He only played 17 games out of 26 in 2006 because of Queensland State of Origin commitments and injury. Bell was part of the winning State of Origin side in 2007 and scored the winning try to win the series.
Bell played in the 2007 NRL grand final defeat to the Melbourne Storm
.
Bell played in the 2008 NRL Grand Final victory over the Melbourne Storm
.
Bell is the Norths Devils
leading try-scorer of all time after scoring 45 tries for the club in the Queensland Cup
.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
footballer for the Catalans Dragons
Catalans Dragons
The Catalans Dragons are a French professional rugby league club based in Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales. They currently play in the Super League, and are the only team in the competition from outside of the United Kingdom...
of Super League
Super League
Super League is the top-level professional rugby league football club competition in Europe. As a result of sponsorship from engage Mutual Assurance the competition is currently officially known as the engage Super League. The League features fourteen teams: thirteen from England and one from...
. A Queensland State of Origin representative three-quarter, he previously played club football in the NRL for the Melbourne Storm
Melbourne Storm
The Melbourne Storm are an Australian professional rugby league club based in the city of Melbourne. They are the first fully professional rugby league team based in the Australian rules football-dominated state of Victoria....
, then the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
The Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional rugby league club based on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. They compete in the National Rugby League's Telstra Premiership, the premier rugby league competition of Australasia...
(with whom he won the 2008 Telstra Premiership).
Bell joined French Super League side Catalans Dragons
Catalans Dragons
The Catalans Dragons are a French professional rugby league club based in Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales. They currently play in the Super League, and are the only team in the competition from outside of the United Kingdom...
on a two-year contract from the 2009 season.
Steven Bell played 64 first grade games for Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
The Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional rugby league club based on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. They compete in the National Rugby League's Telstra Premiership, the premier rugby league competition of Australasia...
between 2006 and 2008, scoring 30 tries. He only played 17 games out of 26 in 2006 because of Queensland State of Origin commitments and injury. Bell was part of the winning State of Origin side in 2007 and scored the winning try to win the series.
Bell played in the 2007 NRL grand final defeat to the Melbourne Storm
Melbourne Storm
The Melbourne Storm are an Australian professional rugby league club based in the city of Melbourne. They are the first fully professional rugby league team based in the Australian rules football-dominated state of Victoria....
.
Bell played in the 2008 NRL Grand Final victory over the Melbourne Storm
Melbourne Storm
The Melbourne Storm are an Australian professional rugby league club based in the city of Melbourne. They are the first fully professional rugby league team based in the Australian rules football-dominated state of Victoria....
.
Bell is the Norths Devils
Norths Devils
The Northern Suburbs Devils, Norths for short, are a rugby league club representing the northern suburbs of Brisbane, Australia. The team colours are sky blue, navy blue and gold. They play in the Queensland Wizard Cup, and, through their predecessors, are one of the oldest clubs in...
leading try-scorer of all time after scoring 45 tries for the club in the Queensland Cup
Queensland Cup
The Queensland Cup is the premier rugby league football competition in the State of Queensland, Australia.It is a statewide competition with the majority of teams based in South East Queensland but also including sides based in Cairns, Mackay and Rockhampton.The competition began in 1996 as a...
.