William Rees (rugby)

For other people of the same name, see Billy Rees.
William Rees
Ogden's Cigarette card featuring William Rees
Personal information
Full name William Rees
Nickname Billo
Born Wales
Playing information
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1926–≤26 Amman United RFC
Rugby league
Position Stand-off/Five-eighth, Scrum-half/Halfback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1926–≥30 Swinton
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1926–30 Wales 6 0 0 0 0
1926–30 Great Britain 11 2 0 0 6
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

William "Billo" Rees was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s and '30s playing club level rugby union (RU) for Amman United RFC, and playing representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, and Wales, and at club level for Swinton, as a Stand-off/Five-eighth, or Scrum-half/Halfback, i.e. number 6, or 7.[1]

Playing career

International honours

Rees won 6 caps for Wales (RL) in 1926–1930 while at Swinton, and won caps for Great Britain (RL) while at Swinton in 1926 against New Zealand, in 1927 against New Zealand, in 1928 against Australia (3 matches), New Zealand (3 matches), in 1929 against Australia (2 matches), in 1930 against Australia.[2]

County Cup final appearances

About Billo Rees' time, there was Swinton's 0–17 defeat by St. Helens Recs in the 1923 Lancashire Cup final during the 1923–24 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 24 November 1923, the 15–11 victory over Wigan in the 1925 Lancashire Cup final during the 1925–26 season at The Cliff, Broughton, Salford on Wednesday 9 December 1925 (postponed from Saturday 21 November 1925 due to fog), the 5–2 victory over Wigan in the 1927 Lancashire Cup final during the 1927–28 season at Watersheddings, Oldham on Saturday 19 November 1927, and the 8–10 defeat by Salford in the 1931 Lancashire Cup final during the 1931–32 season at The Cliff, Broughton, Salford on Saturday 21 November 1931.

Genealogical information

Rees is the brother of the rugby union footballer, Joe Rees.

References

  1. ↑ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
  2. ↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

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