Just seen Ian has passed away age 73 good prop nice man aswell

RIP. Great forward for us. Just a bit before my time.

RIP Selwyn, what a character and a great performer for us. Ian van Bellen is the correct spelling.

Yes, R I P Ian

Anyone else remember his drop goal from near the half way line?

Yes I can just about remember that. Can’t remember who it was against though

Fulham I think?

Or was it there we signed him from?

Thought he went to them from us

Great Memories of Ian.Jumping and Spinning in the Tackle and generally causing havoc with strange running style.One of the first pieces in the Foxy jigsaw.People laughed when we first signed him.They stopped laughing when the trophies started to mount up.Met him in huddersfield a few years back,a great bloke.Thanks for the memories Selwyn.RIP.

Wasn't he basically a cannonball impact prop that played about 10 mins per game?

Well before my time but that was my dad's analysis of him

From memory we got him from Huddersfield, ad he left us to go to Fulham.

He played for about 20 minutes per game - real blast-from-the-past type player. Big lump with no stamina or fitness! He wouldn't last five minutes in the modern game



But that drop goal was phenomenal!

Sad to hear.

Ian was a 'big lad' in every way. It's true he was perfect for the substitution rule but he was very effective and took a lot of stopping. I guess he was very much in the same mould as Paul Anderson, who most younger fans will remember. If I remember correctly he came from Huddersfield, but I could be wrong.

Commiserations to his friends and family, including his younger brother Gary, who also played for the RA&B.