George Rees (rugby) explained

George Rees
Birth Place:unknown
Death Place:unknown
First:RU
Ru Position:Three-quarters
Ru Club1:Ammanford
Ru Club2:Neath
Club1:Leeds
Year1start:1914
Year1end:2?
Appearances1:135
Tries1:49
Teama:Great Britain
Yearastart:1920
Appearancesa:0
Triesa:0
Goalsa:0
Fieldgoalsa:0
Pointsa:0
Retired:yes
Source:[1]

George Rees (birth unknown – death unknown) was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Ammanford RFC (captain), and Neath RFC, as a three-quarter, e.g. wing, or centre,[2] and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain (non-Test Matches), and at club level for Leeds as a .[3] George Rees was a bombardier during World War I.[4]

Rees was the younger brother of the rugby union footballers for Ammanford RFC; David Rees, Bill Rees and Tom Rees.[5] Rees was the captain of the Ammanford RFC 1912–1914 "Invincibles", who did not concede a try for three seasons.[6]

Rees made his début for Leeds on Saturday 5 September 1914, he played at in Leeds' 2–35 defeat by Huddersfield in the Championship Final during the 1914–15 season.[7] 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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org. rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. 1 January 2012.
  2. Robert Gate (1986). "Gone North - Volume 1". R. E. Gate.
  3. Web site: James Goldthorpe's Notebook Leeds results and scorers - 1914-15. albertgoldthorpe.info. 31 December 2011. 1 January 2012.
  4. Web site: The Ammanford Valley Chronicle And East Carmarthen News - 13th December 1917. ammanfordfirestation.org.uk. 31 December 2011. 1 January 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20150610215843/http://www.ammanfordfirestation.org.uk/WW1/1917/DistrictNewsLocal17/13_12_17.html. 10 June 2015. dead.
  5. Web site: Chapter 3 - Early Days. terrynorm.ic24.net. 31 December 2012. 1 January 2013.
  6. Web site: The Invincibles 1912-1914. terrynorm.ic24.net. 31 December 2011. 1 January 2012.
  7. Web site: History of Leeds Rugby League Club. britishrugbyleague.blogspot.co.uk. 31 December 2012. 1 January 2013. 16 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131216182749/http://britishrugbyleague.blogspot.co.uk/2005/12/history-of-leeds-rugby-league-club.html. dead.