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Ian Van Bellen
Personal information
Born(1945-10-30)30 October 1945
Huddersfield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Died30 July 2019(2019-07-30) (aged 73)
Playing information
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Huddersfield R.U.F.C.
Rugby league
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1963–70 Huddersfield 161+5 26 3 0 84
1970–73 Castleford 51 11 5 3 49
1973–77 Huddersfield
1977–80 Bradford Northern 63+23 7 1 0 23
1980–81 Fulham RLFC 20+2 4 0 0 12
1981–82 Blackpool Borough 23+1 2 0 0 6
1982–83
Halifax
 33 1 0 0 3
1983–84 Kent Invicta 19+5 2 0 0 8
1984–85 Keighley 4 0 0 0 0
Total 410 53 9 3 185
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1969 Great Britain U24 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2]

Ian Van Bellen (30 October 1945 – 30 July 2019), also known by the

Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt!), was an English rugby union and professional rugby league
footballer who played in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.

He played club level rugby union for

Halifax, Kent Invicta and Keighley as a prop.[1][3][4]

Background

Ian Van Bellen was born in Huddersfield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Playing career

Castleford

Van Bellen started his rugby league career at

1971 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1971–72 season at Belle Vue, Wakefield
on Saturday 21 August 1971.

He returned to Huddersfield in April 1973 as part of an exchange deal for

second-row forward Trevor Chawner.[6]

Bradford Northern

Van Bellen was signed by

1979–80 John Player Trophy Final during the 1979–80 season at Headingley, Leeds
on Saturday 5 January 1980.

Later career

In July 1980, Van Bellen was signed by new club Fulham RLFC for a fee of £5,000. He played in the club's first ever competitive match against Wigan at Craven Cottage on 14 September 1980.

In August 1984, Van Bellen joined Keighley.[8] He retired from playing in 1985.[7]

Representative career

While playing for Huddersfield, Van Bellen made one appearance for the

Wheldon Road, Castleford.[9]

Personal life

Van Bellen is the older brother of Gary Van Bellen, who also played rugby league. They played together at Bradford Northern.

Van Bellen retrieved the "Fartown Stone" from the Fartown Ground when a section of the ground was being demolished. The "Fartown Stone" now resides at the Kirklees Stadium, Huddersfield.[10][11]

Van Bellen died in July 2019, aged 73.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  2. ^ RL Record Keepers' Club
  3. ISBN 978-0752418957
  4. ^ "Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  5. ProQuest 185529772
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  6. ProQuest 185671476
    .
  7. ^ a b c "Former Bradford Northern forward Ian Van Bellen dies, aged 73". thetelegraphandargus.co.uk. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  8. ProQuest 186469398
    .
  9. ^ Saxton, Irvin (ed.). History of Rugby League: No.74 1968–1969. League Publications. p. 13.
  10. ^ "Giants Supporters - Heritage". giantssupporters.co.uk. 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on 21 June 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  11. ^ "Huddersfield RL Heritage - Archive". huddersfieldrlheritage.co.uk. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.

External links

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