Lou Rees
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lewis Morgan Rees | |||||
| Nickname | Lou, Lew | |||||
| Born | 7 January 1910 Treherbert, Wales | |||||
| Died | 21 December 1976 (aged 66) Manchester, England | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Rugby union | ||||||
| Position | Flanker | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| Treorchy RFC | ||||||
| Cardiff RFC | ||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1933 | Wales | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rugby league | ||||||
| Position | Prop | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 25 Aug 1934–39 | Oldham | 125 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 77 |
| 1944–45 | Oldham | |||||
| Total | 125 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 77 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1935–38 | Wales | 5 | ||||
| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org | ||||||
Lewis "Lou"/"Lew" Morgan Rees (7 January 1910 – 21 December 1976 (aged 66)) born in Treherbert, was a Welsh dual-code international rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s and 1940s, playing representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for Treorchy RFC, and Cardiff RFC, as a Flanker, i.e. number 6 or 7, and playing representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Oldham (both pre- and post-World War II), as a Prop, i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums,[1] he died in Manchester,
International honours
Lou Rees won a cap for Wales (RU) while at Cardiff on Saturday 11 March 1933 against Ireland,[2] and won 5 caps for Wales (RL) in 1935–1938 while at Oldham.[3]
References
- ↑ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
- ↑ "Statistics at wru.co.uk". wru.co.ukg. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
External links
- Statistics at orl-heritagetrust.org.uk
- Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
- Statistics at espnscrum.com
- Statistics at wru.co.uk
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