George Rees (rugby)

George Rees

Personal information
Born	17 September 1892[1] Neath, Wales
Died	unknown
Playing information
Rugby union
Position	Three-quarters
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P Ammanford Neath Total 0 0 0 0 0
Rugby league
Position	Prop
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: [2][3]

George Rees (17 September 1892 – 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,^[4] and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain (non-Test Matches), and at club level for Leeds as a prop.^[5] George Rees was a bombardier during World War I.^[6]

Biography

Rees was the younger brother of the rugby union footballers for Ammanford RFC; David Rees, Bill Rees and Tom Rees.^[7] Rees was the captain of the Ammanford RFC 1912–1914 "Invincibles", who did not concede a try for three seasons.^[8]

Rees made his début for Leeds on Saturday 5 September 1914, he played at prop in Leeds' 2–35 defeat by Huddersfield in the Championship Final during the 1914–15 season.^[9] 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. "New Forward for Leeds". Yorkshire Evening News. 7 July 1914. p. 3 – via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
3. "Player Summary: George Rees". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
4. Robert Gate (1986). "Gone North - Volume 1". R. E. Gate. ISBN 0-9511190-0-1
5. "James Goldthorpe's Notebook Leeds results and scorers - 1914-15". albertgoldthorpe.info. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
6. "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.
7. "Chapter 3 - Early Days". terrynorm.ic24.net. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
8. "The Invincibles 1912-1914". terrynorm.ic24.net. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
9. "History of Leeds Rugby League Club". britishrugbyleague.blogspot.co.uk. 31 December 2012. Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.

External links

• The Invincibles 1912-1914
• James Goldthorpe's Notebook Leeds results and scorers - 1914-15
• The Ammanford Valley Chronicle And East Carmarthen News - 13 December 1917