- Dai Rees (rugby)
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For the rugby league footballer of the 1900s for Wales, and Salford, see Dai Rees (rugby league born circa-1885). For the rugby union footballer for Wales 'B', Abercarn, Newbridge, Newport, Cross Keys, and coach for Wales 7s, Newport Gwent Dragons, and Newport, see Dai Rees (rugby player). For the rugby union footballer for England, Sale, Bristol, Leeds, Newbury, and Clifton, see David Rees (rugby union).
David Rees Personal information Full name David Rees Nickname Dai Born Wales Playing information Rugby union Club Years Team Pld T G FG P Abertillery RFC Rugby league Position Second-row Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 27/08/1921–16/01/1932 Halifax 279 28 2 0 88 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P Glamorgan & Monmouthshire 1 1924–1924 Other Nations 1 1921–1936 Wales 6 0 0 0 0 1926–1926 Great Britain 1 0 0 0 0 Coaching information Club Years Team Gms W D L W% 1936–1960 Bradford Northern Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk David "Dai" Rees is a Welsh former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s and '30s, and coach of the 1930s…'60s who at club level has played rugby union (RU) for Abertillery RFC, and at representative level has played rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, Wales, Other Nations, and Glamorgan & Monmouthshire, and at club level for Halifax, playing at Second-row, i.e. number 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums, and at club level has coached for Bradford Northern.[1]
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International honours
Dai Rees won a cap for Other Nations (RL) while at Halifax, won caps for Wales (RL) while at Halifax 1921…32 6-caps, and won a cap for Great Britain (RL) while at Halifax in 1926 against New Zealand.[2]
County Honours
Dai Rees won a cap for Glamorgan & Monmouthshire while at Halifax.
Honoured at Halifax
Dai Rees is a Halifax Hall Of Fame Inductee.[3]
References
- ^ 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
- ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 2008-12-31. http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Dai_Rees/summary.html. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
- ^ "Halifax Hall of Fame". halifaxrlfc.co.uk. 2008-12-31. http://www.halifaxrlfc.co.uk/page.php?id=213. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
External links
- International Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
- Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
- Photograph "Ernest Ward holds the Cup aloft" at rugbyleagueheritageproject.com
- Photograph "Dai Rees" at rugbyleagueheritageproject.com
Bradford Bulls coaches Dai Rees (1936–60) · Trevor Foster (1960–61) · Doug Greenall (1961) · Jimmy Ledgard (1961–62) · Harry Beverley (1962–63) · Jack Wilkinson (1963) · Gus Risman (1964–71) · Harry Street (1971–72) · Ian Brooke (1973–75) · Roy Francis (1975–77) · Peter Fox (1977–85) · Barry Seabourne (1985–89) · David Hobbs (1989–89) · Ron Willey (1989–90) · David Hobbs (1990–93) · Peter Fox (1993–95) · Brian Smith (1995–96) · Matthew Elliott (1996–2000) · Brian Noble (2001–06) · Steve McNamara (2006–)
Categories:- Abertillery RFC players
- Bradford Bulls coaches
- Footballers who switched code
- Great Britain national rugby league team players
- Halifax RLFC players
- Monmouthshire County RFC players
- Living people
- Other Nationalities rugby league team players
- Rugby league second-rows
- Wales national rugby league team players
- Welsh rugby league coaches
- Welsh rugby league players
- Welsh rugby union players
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