George Rees (rugby)

George Rees (birth unknown – death unknown) was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Ammanford RFC (captain), and Neath RFC, as a three-quarter, e.g. wing, or centre,[2] and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain (non-Test Matches), and at club level for Leeds as a prop, i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums.[3] George Rees was a bombardier during World War I.[4]

George Rees
Personal information
Bornunknown
Diedunknown
Playing information
Rugby union
PositionThree-quarters
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Ammanford
Neath
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Rugby league
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1914–2? Leeds 135 49
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1920 Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Rees was the younger brother of the rugby union footballers for Ammanford RFC; David Rees, Bill Rees and Tom Rees.[5] Rees was the captain of the Ammanford RFC 1912–1914 "Invincibles", who did not concede a try for three seasons.[6]

Rees made his début for Leeds on Saturday 5 September 1914, he played right-prop, i.e. number 10, in Leeds' 2-35 defeat by Huddersfield in the Championship Final during the 1914–15 season.[7] Rees was selected for Great Britain (RL) while at Leeds for the 1920 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand, although he did not play in any of the Test matches on this tour.

References
  1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. Robert Gate (1986). "Gone North - Volume 1". R. E. Gate. ISBN 0-9511190-0-1
  3. "James Goldthorpe's Notebook Leeds results and scorers - 1914-15". albertgoldthorpe.info. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  4. "The Ammanford Valley Chronicle And East Carmarthen News - 13th December 1917". ammanfordfirestation.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  5. "Chapter 3 - Early Days". terrynorm.ic24.net. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  6. "The Invincibles 1912-1914". terrynorm.ic24.net. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  7. "History of Leeds Rugby League Club". britishrugbyleague.blogspot.co.uk. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
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