Tommy Rees - Full-back
Wales RLDate Of Birth | 22/08/1904 |
Place Of Birth | Pontyclun |
Clubs | Broughton Rangers, Oldham RLFC, London Welsh, British Army RU |
Honours | Great Britain, Wales RL, Wales |
Invitational | Crawshays |
Thomas Edgar Rees only played for Wales in rugby union, but did win one Great Britain rugby league cap, while at Oldham in 1929, playing against Australia. As a teenager, he played rugby for local club team Pontyclun RFC. Jack Meggins, a local headmaster from Talbot Green, saw potential in Rees and recommended him in writing to the invitational team Crawshays. Crawshays accepted Rees, the first notable team in his career. He joined the British Army and became a soldier in the Welsh Guards, and while serving in the Guards he was selected for the Army XV. In 1926, he was playing for London Welsh, and after an excellent victory against Cross Keys at Blackheath on 6 March, Rees along with teammates Windsor Lewis and Wick Powell, was selected to face Ireland as part of the 1926 Five Nations Championship winning the first of his four WRU caps. On Christmas Eve 1926, Rees was playing for London Welsh away to Cross Keys. In the first few minutes of the second half, while attempting a tackle, Rees broke his leg. He turned professional is 1928 with Oldham and played for them for 11 years, setting many club records, including kicking 668 goals and playing 121 consecutive first team games. In 1939, towards the end of his club career, he joined Broughton Rangers though the outbreak of the Second World War ended the playing of professional rugby. He continued to be involved in rugby after his retirement, becoming a rugby league referee. He later ran the line as a touch judge in the final of the Rugby League Challenge Cup at Wembley. He was a lifelong committee man, and served Oldham until ill-health forced his retirement. He died in Oldham on November 10, 1968, aged 64.
SEASON | P | W | D | L | TRY | GOALS | DG | PTS | |
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TOTAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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