His brother Vic was also a New Zealand national rugby league team representative.
[3] Belsham represented the New Zealand national rugby league team, playing 10 consecutive test matches between 1955 and 1957.
He was first selected for the 1955 tour of Great Britain and France, but began the trip with a broken collarbone, suffered in New Zealand.
[4] His final test match was for New Zealand against a combined Great Britain-France side.
[3] Belsham played six first-class cricket matches for Auckland as a wicket-keeper, taking 13 catches and four stumpings.