Alan Rees (rugby)
Alan Henry Morgan Rees (born 17 February 1938) is a Welsh former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for Maesteg RFC, as a Fly-half. He played club level rugby league (RL) for Leeds.[1]
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| Full name | Alan Henry Morgan Rees | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 February 1938 Neath, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fly-half | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Batting | Right-handed batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-pace | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1955–1971 | Glamorgan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
Alan Rees was born in Neath, Wales.
International honours
Alan Rees won three caps for Wales (RU) in 1962 against England, Scotland and France.[2]
Cricket career
Alan Rees also played cricket for Glamorgan, making 216 first-class appearances between 1955 and 1968.[3] A fine fielder, he appeared as a substitute in the Third Test Match against Australia at Headingley, taking the catch that dismissed Burge off the bowling of Fred Trueman. In the match against Middlesex at Lord's in 1965, he became only the second player ever to be given out handled the ball in the County Championship.[4] In 1970 and 1971, he reappeared in Gillette Cup and John Player league matches.
References
- Robert Gate (1986). "Gone North - Volume 1". R. E. Gate. ISBN 0-9511190-0-1
- "Statistics at scrum.com". scrum.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4601/4601.html
- https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/27/27743.html