George Bell

At 183cm George Bell is a dynamic young hooker who grew up on a sheep and beef station in Otago. He first played for the Eastern Rugby Football Club in Waikouaiti and later became a boarder at John McGlashan College, where he excelled as an age-grade cricketer.  A New Zealand U20 representative and Crusaders Academy member in 2022, Bell made his DHL Super Rugby Pacific debut for the Crusaders against the Western Force before he had played his first Bunnings Warehouse NPC match for Canterbury. In 2022 he was named the New Zealand Rugby Almanack Most Promising Player of the Year after standing out for Canterbury.