Rees Richards

For the Ohio politician, see Rees G. Richards.
Rees Richards
Personal information
Full name Rees Richards
Born circa-1888
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
1913–1913 Wales 3 0 0 0 0
Rugby league
Position Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1913–1915 Wigan 53 7 21
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1914–1914 Wales 1
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org

Rees Richards was a Welsh dual-code international rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1910s who at representative level played rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for Aberavon RFC, playing in the Forwards, and at representative level played rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Wigan, playing at Second-row, i.e. number 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.[1]

International honours

Rees 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

  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/Rees_Richards/summary.html. Retrieved 2009-01-01. 

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