Bill Kells


William Robert "Bill" Kells is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer, and coach who represented New Zealand.

Playing career

From the Huntly area, Kells was a Waikato representative and was selected in the New Zealand national rugby league team squad in 1980. Kells spent the 1982/83 season with Bradford Northern in England.

Coaching career

In 1997 and 1998 Kells coached Waikato. Waikato won the 1997 National Provincial Competition.
He coached Northern Districts in 2001 against France. In 2003 Kells was the co-coach of the Ngaruawahia Panthers in the Waikato Rugby League.