Harry Rees
Wales international rugby league footballer
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| Position | Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Harry Rees (birth unknown – death unknown) was a Welsh professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s. He played at representative level for Wales, and at club level for Batley, as a centre.[1][2][3]
Playing career
International honours
Harry Rees won caps for Wales while at Batley in 1923, and in 1925.[1]
Championship final appearances
Harry Rees played at centre in Batley's 13–7 victory over Wigan in the 1923–24 Championship Final during the 1923–24 season, at The Cliff, Broughton, Salford on Saturday 3 May 1924, in front of a crowd of 13,729.
County Cup Final appearances
Harry Rees played at centre in Batley's 0–5 defeat by York in the 1922–23 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1922–23 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 2 December 1922, in front of a crowd of 33,719, and played at centre in the 8–9 defeat by Wakefield Trinity in the 1924–25 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1924–25 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 22 November 1924, in front of a crowd of 25,546.
Note
"The British Rugby League Records Book" has separate entries for H. R. Davies, and Harry Rees. Other sources combine these entries. However, it is not known whether this persons' full name is actually Harry Rees Davies.
References
- ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
- ^ "Statistics at rugbyleague.wales". rugbyleague.wales. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
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Batley squad – 1923–24 Championship Final winners
- 1 Joe Robinson
- 2 Bryn Williams
- 3 George Davidge
- 4 Harry Rees
- 5 Hugh Murray
- 6 Willie Scott
- 7 Ike Fowler (vc)
- 8 George Ramsbottom
- 9 Alonza Brook
- 10 Jack Leeming
- 11 George Douglas
- 12 Jack W. Smith
- 13 Fred Carter
- 14 Albert Carter
- 15 Frank Gallagher (c)
- 16 Joe Gledhill
- 17 Alan Mortimer
- 18 Evan Rees
- Coach: Albert Armitage (Trainer-Coach), and George Thwaites (Assistant-Trainer)
The first 13 players are listed by the position played in the Championship Final, and remainder are then listed alphabetically by surname, not by position
This is the same squad that also won the Yorkshire League during the 1923–24 season
This is the same squad that also won the Yorkshire League during the 1923–24 season
