George Rees (rugby)

George Rees
Playing information
Rugby union
Position Three-quarters
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Ammanford
Neath
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Rugby league
Position prop
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1914–2? Leeds 135 49
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1920 Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org

George Rees was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1910s and '20s, playing club level rugby union (RU) for Ammanford RFC (captain), and Neath RFC, as a Three-quarter, e.g. Wing, or Centre,[1] and playing representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain (non-Test Matches), and at club level for Leeds as a prop, i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums.[2] George Rees was a bombardier during World War I.[3]

Rees was the younger brother of the rugby union footballers for Ammanford RFC, David Rees, Bill Rees, and Tom Rees.[4] Rees was the captain of the Ammanford RFC 1912–1914 "Invincibles", who did not concede a try for three seasons.[5]

Rees made his début for Leeds on Saturday 5 September 1914, he played Right-prop, i.e. number 10, in Leeds' 2-35 defeat by Huddersfield in the Championship final during the 1914–15 season.[6] Rees was selected for Great Britain (RL) while at Leeds for the 1920 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand, although he did not play in any of the Test matches on this tour.

References

  1. ↑ Robert Gate (1986). "Gone North - Volume 1". R. E. Gate. ISBN 0-9511190-0-1
  2. ↑ "James Goldthorpe's Notebook Leeds results and scorers - 1914-15". albertgoldthorpe.info. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "The Ammanford Valley Chromicle And East Carmathen News - 13th December 1917". ammanfordfirestation.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  4. ↑ "Chapter 3 - Early Days". terrynorm.ic24.net. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  5. ↑ "The Invincibles 1912-1914". terrynorm.ic24.net. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  6. ↑ "History of Leeds Rugby League Club". britishrugbyleague.blogspot.co.uk. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.

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