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{{short description|GB & Wales international rugby league footballer}}
{{other people||William Rees (disambiguation){{!}}William Rees}}
{{other people||Billy Rees}}
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{{Use British English|date=October 2016}}
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|name = Billo Rees
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|image = William Rees - Swinton and Wales.jpg
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|caption = Ogden's [[Cigarette card]] featuring William Rees
|birth_date = 14 April 1899
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|birth_place = [[Glanamman]], [[Carmarthenshire]], Wales
|placeofbirth = [[Town]]
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'''William "Billo" Rees''' is a former professional [[rugby league]] [[footballer]] of the 1920s and '30s who at club level has played for [[Swinton Lions|Swinton]], and at representative level for [[Wales national rugby league team|Wales]], and [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]], playing at [[Rugby league positions#Stand-off|Stand-off/Five-Eighth]], or [[Rugby league positions#Scrum-half|Scrum-half/halfback]], i.e. number 6, or 7.
'''William "Billo" Rees''' (14 April 1899 – 1968) was a Welsh [[rugby union]], and professional [[rugby league]] footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for [[Amman United RFC]], and representative level rugby league (RL) for [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]] and [[Wales national rugby league team|Wales]], and at club level for [[Swinton Lions|Swinton]], as a {{rlp|so}}, or {{rlp|sh}} or 7.<ref>{{cite book| first1= Graham| last1= Williams| first2= Peter| last2= Lush| first3= David| last3= Farrar| title= The British Rugby League Records Book| publisher= London League| isbn= 978-1-903659-49-6| year= 2009| pages= 108–114}}</ref>


==Background==
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==International honours==
Billo Rees was born in [[Glanamman]], [[Carmarthenshire]], and he died aged 68.
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Billo Rees, won caps for [[Wales national rugby league team|Wales]] while at Swinton in circa-1928 against ?-caps, and won caps for [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]] 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.<ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Billo_Rees/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=2008-12-31|accessdate=2009-01-01}}</ref>

==Playing career==

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===International honours===
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Billo Rees won 6 caps for [[Wales national rugby league team|Wales]] (RL) in 1926–1930 while at Swinton, and won [[Cap (sport)|cap]]s for [[Great Britain national rugby league team|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.<ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org"/>

===County Cup Final appearances===
Billo Rees played {{rlp|so}} in [[Swinton Lions|Swinton]]'s 15–11 victory over [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]] in the [[1925 Lancashire Cup]] Final during the [[1925–26 Northern Rugby Football League season|1925–26 season]] at [[The Cliff (training ground)|The Cliff]], [[Broughton, Salford|Broughton]], [[County Borough of Salford|Salford]] on Wednesday 9 December 1925 (postponed from Saturday 21 November 1925 due to fog), played {{rlp|so}} in the 5–2 victory over [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]] in the [[1927 Lancashire Cup]] Final during the [[1927–28 Northern Rugby Football League season|1927–28 season]] at [[Watersheddings]], [[Oldham]] on Saturday 19 November 1927.


==Genealogical information==
==Genealogical information==
Billo Rees is the brother of [[Swansea RFC]] [[rugby union|(RU)]] and [[Wales national rugby union team|Wales]] (RU) [[Rugby union positions#15. Fullback|Fullback]] (RU), [[Joe Rees]].
Rees was the younger brother of the rugby union footballer; [[Joe Rees (rugby union, born 1893)|Joe Rees]].


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/CMN/Betws/RollAlong.html The Centenary History of Amman United Rugby Football Club, 1903–2003]
*[http://www.englandrl.co.uk/international_stats.php?EnSearch=Rees&GBSearch=Rees&submit_x=10&submit_y=14&submit.x=4&submit.y=7 International Statistics at englandrl.co.uk]
*[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Billo_Rees/summary.html Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org]
*[http://www.rugbyleague.org/features/content.php?feat_id=233&featcat_id=32 Lions win in Dunedin]


{{Swinton - 1925–26 Challenge Cup Final winners}}
{{Swinton - 1927–28 Challenge Cup Final winners}}
{{Great Britain squad - 1928 Australia & New Zealand Tourists}}


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[[Category:Rugby league halfbacks]]
[[Category:Rugby league players from Carmarthenshire]]
[[Category:Rugby union players from Carmarthenshire]]
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Latest revision as of 08:51, 15 April 2023

For other people with the same name, see William Rees.
For other people with the same name, see Billy Rees.

Billo Rees
Ogden's Cigarette card featuring William Rees
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Rees
Born14 April 1899
Glanamman, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Died1968 (aged 68)
Playing information
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1926–≤26 Amman United RFC
Rugby league
PositionStand-off, Scrum-half
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: [1]

William "Billo" Rees (14 April 1899 – 1968) was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Amman United RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain and Wales, and at club level for Swinton, as a stand-off, or scrum-half or 7.[2]

Background

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Billo Rees was born in Glanamman, Carmarthenshire, and he died aged 68.

Playing career

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International honours

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Billo 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.[1]

County Cup Final appearances

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Billo Rees played stand-off 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 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

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Rees was the younger brother of the rugby union footballer; Joe Rees.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
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