Dean Bell, Warrior

Published by David Bateman Ltd, Auckland, 1995, 222 pages.

After so many years at the pinnacle of international league, Dean Bll has worked and played with some of the great names, and in this book they share their own personal insight into Dean Bell and the game; names such as the legendary Graham Lowe, Arthur Beetson, coach at Easts and later Australian coach, and Warriors' coach John Monie; players Ellery Hanley, Andy Platt, Frano Botica, Hugh McGahan, Denis Betts and Va'aiga Tuigamala; and Wigan chairman, and now Chief Executive of English Rugby League, Maurice Lindsay.

Alongside the unfolding of Dean Bell's unique career as an international sportsman and the big stories of recent league history, the book reveals the creation and moulding of a crack league team - the Auckland Warriors - from its beginnings to the end of its first season.