William Rees (rugby)

For other people of the same name, see William Rees.

For other people of the same name, see Billy Rees.

William Rees

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Ogden's Cigarette card featuring William Rees
Personal information
Full name	William Rees
Nickname	Billo
Born	Wales
Playing information
Rugby union
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
≤1926–≤26	Amman United RFC
Rugby league
Position	Stand-off/Five-eighth, Scrum-half/Halfback
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
≤1926–≥30	Swinton
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1926–30	Wales	6	0	0	0	0
1926–30	Great Britain	11	2	0	0	6
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

William "Billo" Rees was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s and 1930s playing club level rugby union (RU) for Amman United RFC, and playing representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, and Wales, and at club level for Swinton, as a Stand-off/Five-eighth, or Scrum-half/Halfback, i.e. number 6, or 7.

Playing career

International honours

Rees won 6 caps for Wales (RL) in 1926–1930 while at Swinton, and won caps for Great Britain (RL) while at Swinton in 1926 against New Zealand, in 1927 against New Zealand, in 1928 against Australia (3 matches), New Zealand (3 matches), in 1929 against Australia (2 matches), in 1930 against Australia.

County Cup final appearances

Billo Rees played Stand-off/Five-eighth in Swinton's 15–11 victory over Wigan in the 1925 Lancashire Cup final during the 1925–26 season at The Cliff, Broughton, Salford on Wednesday 9 December 1925 (postponed from Saturday 21 November 1925 due to fog), played Stand-off/Five-eighth in the 5–2 victory over Wigan in the 1927 Lancashire Cup final during the 1927–28 season at Watersheddings, Oldham on Saturday 19 November 1927.

Genealogical information

Rees is the brother of the rugby union footballer, Joe Rees.

External links

• Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
• Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
• The Centenary History of Amman United Rugby Football Club, 1903–2003