Rees Richards
For the Ohio politician, see Rees G. Richards.
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rees Richards | |||||
| Born | 1886 Cwmafan, Wales | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Rugby union | ||||||
| Position | Forwards | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| Cymmer RFC | ||||||
| Aberavon RFC | 21 | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1913 | Wales | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rugby league | ||||||
| Position | Second-row | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1913–15 | Wigan | 53 | 7 | 21 | ||
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1914 | Wales | 1 | ||||
| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org | ||||||
Rees Richards (1886 — death unknown) born in Cwmafan, was a Welsh dual-code international rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1910s, playing representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for Aberavon RFC, as a Forward, and playing representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Wigan, as a Second-row, i.e. number 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.[1]
International honours
Richards won caps for Wales (RU) while at Aberavon RFC in 1913 against Scotland, France, and Ireland,and won a cap for Wales (RL) while at Wigan in 1914.[2]
References
- ↑ 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 rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
External links
- Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
- Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com
- Statistics at wru.co.uk
- Statistics at scrum.com
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