Rhys Rees
Wales international rugby league footballer
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Full name | Rhys Rees | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Stand-off, Scrum-half | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rhys Rees (birth unknown – death unknown) was a Welsh professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. He played at representative level for Wales and Welsh League XIII, and at club level for Merthyr Tydfil and Wigan as a stand-off, or scrum-half, i.e. number 6, or 7.[1][2][3]
International honours
Rees won caps for Wales while at Merthyr Tydfil in 1908 against England and in 1910 against England, and represented Welsh League XIII while at Merthyr Tydfil in the 14-13 victory over Australia at Penydarren Park, Merthyr Tydfil on Tuesday 19 January 1909.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
- ^ "Statistics at rugbyleague.wales". rugbyleague.wales. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
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Welsh League XIII squad – 1908–09 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain (19 January 1909)
- 1 Thomas Paddison
- 2 Chick Jenkins
- 3 William Higgins
- 4 Ponty Thomas
- 5 J. Cowmeadow[1]
- 6 … Harrison[2]
- 7 Rhys Rees
- 8 John "Jack" Foley
- 9 D.B. Thomas[3] (Willie Thomas [sic])
- 10 Dan Lewis
- 11 Dai Bevan (Dai Beaven [sic])
- 12 Dai Davies
- 13 Dick Thomas
- Coach: … unknown ((c) unknown)