Cameron Bell is a

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coach. He is a member of the famous Bell rugby league family that includes George,

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(his son) and Cathy and Clayton Friend.

Coaching career

As coach of the

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, in 1985 he won the Hyland Memorial Cup as

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's coach of the year. In 1988 Bell was appointed

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coach, a position he held for two seasons. Between February 1990 and April 1994 Bell was the coach of

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in England. He returned to New Zealand in 1995, taking up the position of head coach of the New Zealand Māori side, a job he would hold until the 2000 World Cup.''Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1995'',

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, 1995. p.179 He coached the

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to a grand final victory in the 1996 Lion Red Cup. Bell coached the

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in the

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References

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