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|caption = Ogden's [[Cigarette card]] featuring William Rees
|caption = Ogden's [[Cigarette card]] featuring William Rees
|birth_date = 14 April 1899
|birth_date = 14 April 1899
|birth_place = [[Glanamman]], [[Carmarthenshire]], [[Wales]]
|birth_place = [[Glanamman]], [[Carmarthenshire]], Wales
|death_date = 1968 (aged 68)
|death_date = 1968 (aged 68)
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'''William "Billo" Rees''' was a Welsh [[rugby union]] and professional [[rugby league]] footballer of 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-fe}}, or {{rlp|sh-hb}}, i.e. number 6, 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>
'''William "Billo" Rees''' was a Welsh [[rugby union]], and professional [[rugby league]] footballer of 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-fe}}, or {{rlp|sh-hb}}, i.e. number 6, 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>


==Playing career==
==Playing career==


===International honours===
===International honours===
Rees won 6 caps for [[Wales national rugby league team|Wales]] (RL) in 1926–1930 while at Swinton, and won caps 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">{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/billo-rees/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}}</ref>
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">{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/billo-rees/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}}</ref>


===County Cup Final appearances===
===County Cup Final appearances===
Billo Rees played {{rlp|so-fe}} in [[Swinton Lions|Swinton]]'s 15–11 victory over [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]] in the [[1925 Lancashire Cup|1925]] [[RFL Lancashire Cup|Lancashire]] [[Rugby league county cups|County 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-fe}} in the 5–2 victory over [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]] in the [[1927 Lancashire Cup|1927]] [[RFL Lancashire Cup|Lancashire]] [[Rugby league county cups|County Cup]] Final during the [[1927–28 Northern Rugby Football League season|1927–28 season]] at [[Watersheddings]], [[Oldham]] on Saturday 19 November 1927.
Billo Rees played {{rlp|so-fe}} in [[Swinton Lions|Swinton]]'s 15–11 victory over [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]] in the [[1925 Lancashire Cup|1925]] [[RFL Lancashire Cup|Lancashire]] [[Rugby league county cups|County 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-fe}} in the 5–2 victory over [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]] in the [[1927 Lancashire Cup|1927]] [[RFL Lancashire Cup|Lancashire]] [[Rugby league county cups|County 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==

Revision as of 09:19, 4 April 2018

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

William 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/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

William "Billo" Rees was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer of 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/five-eighth, or scrum-half/halfback, i.e. number 6, or 7.[1]

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.[2]

County Cup Final appearances

Billo Rees played stand-off/five-eighth in Swinton's 15–11 victory over Wigan in the 1925 Lancashire County 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 County 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.

References

  1. ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
  2. ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
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