Idwal Rees
| Full name | John Idwal Rees[1] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 July 1910 | ||
| Place of birth | Swansea, Wales | ||
| Date of death | 31 August 1991 (aged 81) | ||
| Place of death | Cefn Coed, Wales | ||
| School | Swansea Grammar School | ||
| University | Swansea University | ||
| Occupation(s) | Headmaster | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Wing, Centre | ||
| Amateur clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| 1928-1938 1931-1932 ? 1932-? 1933-34 |
Swansea RFC Cambridge University R.U.F.C. London Welsh RFC Edinburgh Wanderers Barbarian F.C. | ||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1934–1938 | Wales[2] | 14 | (6) |
Idwal Rees (1910–1991) was a Welsh international rugby union centre who played club rugby for Swansea and Cambridge University.
Rugby career
Rees first played rugby for Swansea Grammar School, but when he graduated to Swansea University at the age of 17, he gave up rugby as he believed he was too light to play. In 1928/29 season he joined Swansea University RFC, playing alongside future Welsh internationals, Watcyn Thomas and Claude Davey.[3] Rees played for Swansea in the 1929/30 season, moving from scrum-half to full-back to centre; but in October 1931 he went to Cambridge where he achieved his rugby 'blue' in 1931 and 1932.
When Rees obtained a job at Fettes College he played for Edinburgh Wanderers, but during the school holidays he returned to Wales, playing for Swansea.
International matches played
Wales[4]
-
England 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938 -
Ireland 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938 -
New Zealand 1935 -
Scotland 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938
Bibliography
- Smith, David; Williams, Gareth (1980). Fields of Praise: The Official History of The Welsh Rugby Union. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. ISBN 0-7083-0766-3.
- Thomas, Wayne (1979). A Century of Welsh Rugby Players. Ansells Ltd.
References
- ↑ Swansea RFC Player profiles
- ↑ Welsh Rugby Union player profiles
- ↑ Thomas (1979), pg 91.
- ↑ Smith (1980), pg 463.