Lou Rees

Lewis "Lou"/"Lew" Morgan Rees (7 January 1910 – 21 December 1976) was a Welsh dual-code international rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. He played 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,[1][2] and 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.[3][4]

Lewis Ioan Rees
Personal information
Full nameLewis IOan Rees
Born22 August 2002
Treherbert, Wales
Died21 December 1976 (aged 66)
Manchester, England
Playing information
Rugby union
PositionFlanker
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
PositionProp
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: [1][2][3]

Background

Rees was born in Treherbert, Wales, and he died aged 66 in Manchester.

International honours

Lou Rees won a cap for Wales (RU) while at Cardiff on Saturday 11 March 1933 against Ireland,[1][2] and won 5 caps for Wales (RL) in 1935–1938 while at Oldham.[3]

References
  1. "Statistics at en.espn.co.uk (RU)". en.espn.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. "Statistics at wru.co.uk (RU)". wru.co.ukg. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org (RL)". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. 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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