Rees Richards (1886 – death unknown) was a Welsh dual-code international

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, and professional

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footballer who played in the 1910s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for

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, and at club level for

Aberavon RFC Aberavon RFC ( cy, Clwb Rygbi Aberafan) is a rugby union club located in the Welsh town of Port Talbot, though the club's name refers to the older settlement of Aberavon which lies on the western side of the town. The club was founded in 1876 ...

, as a

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, and representative level rugby league (RL) for

, and at club level for

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, as a

(prior to the specialist positions of; ), during the era of contested

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Background

Rees Richards was born in

Cwmafan Cwmafan ( cy, Cwmafan; ), sometimes known as Cwmavon in English, is a large village and community in the Afan valley in Wales, lying within Neath Port Talbot County Borough. It had a population of 5,603 in 2001, increasing slightly to 5,615 at ...

, Wales.

International honours

Richards won

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s for

(RU) while at Aberavon RFC in 1913 against Scotland, France, and Ireland, and won a

for

(RL) while at Wigan in 1914.

References

External links

Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Richards, Rees 1886 births Aberavon RFC players Dual-code rugby internationals Place of birth missing Place of death missing Rugby league forwards Rugby league players from Neath Port Talbot Rugby union forwards Rugby union players from Cwmavon, Neath Port Talbot Wales international rugby union players Wales national rugby league team players Welsh rugby league players Welsh rugby union players Wigan Warriors players Year of death missing