Lou Rees
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Full name | Lewis Ioan Rees | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 7 January 1910 Treherbert, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 21 December 1976 (aged 66) Manchester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Flanker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lewis Morgan Rees (7 January 1910 – 21 December 1976) was a Welsh dual-code international rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for Treorchy RFC and Cardiff RFC, as a flanker,[1][2] and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Oldham (both pre- and post-World War II), as a prop.[3][4]
Background
[edit]Rees was born in Treherbert, Wales, and he died aged 66 in Manchester.
International honours
[edit]Lou Rees won a cap for Wales (RU) while at Cardiff on Saturday 11 March 1933 against Ireland,[1][2] and won 5 caps for Wales (RL) in 1935–1938 while at Oldham.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Statistics at en.espn.co.uk (RU)". en.espn.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Statistics at wru.co.uk (RU)". wru.co.ukg. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org (RL)". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
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- 1910 births
- 1976 deaths
- Cardiff RFC players
- Dual-code rugby internationals
- Oldham R.L.F.C. players
- Rugby league players from Treherbert
- Rugby league props
- Rugby union flankers
- Rugby union players from Treherbert
- Treorchy RFC players
- Wales international rugby union players
- Wales national rugby league team players
- Welsh rugby league players
- Welsh rugby union players