Dai Rees (rugby)

David Rees
Personal information
Full name David Rees
Nickname Dai
Born Wales
Playing information
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Abertillery RFC
Rugby league
Position Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
27/08/1921–16/01/1932 Halifax 279 28 2 0 88
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Glamorgan & Monmouthshire 1
1924–1924 Other Nations 1
1921–1936 Wales 6 0 0 0 0
1926–1926 Great Britain 1 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1936–1960 Bradford Northern
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

David "Dai" Rees is a Welsh former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s and '30s, and coach of the 1930s…'60s who at club level has played rugby union (RU) for Abertillery RFC, and at representative level has played rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, Wales, Other Nations, and Glamorgan & Monmouthshire, and at club level for Halifax, playing at Second-row, i.e. number 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums, and at club level has coached for Bradford Northern.[1]

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International honours

Dai Rees won a cap for Other Nations (RL) while at Halifax, won caps for Wales (RL) while at Halifax 1921…32 6-caps, and won a cap for Great Britain (RL) while at Halifax in 1926 against New Zealand.[2]

County Honours

Dai Rees won a cap for Glamorgan & Monmouthshire while at Halifax.

Honoured at Halifax

Dai Rees is a Halifax Hall Of Fame Inductee.[3]

References

  1. ^ Graham Williams, Peter Lush, David Farrar (November 2009). "The British Rugby League Records Book [Page-108…114]". London League Publications Ltd. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6
  2. ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 2008-12-31. http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Dai_Rees/summary.html. Retrieved 2009-01-01. 
  3. ^ "Halifax Hall of Fame". halifaxrlfc.co.uk. 2008-12-31. http://www.halifaxrlfc.co.uk/page.php?id=213. Retrieved 2009-01-01. 

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