Evan Bevan Rees (9 August 1896 – 1978) was a Welsh

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, and professional

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footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for

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, and at club level for

Swansea RFC Swansea Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team which plays in the Super Rygbi Cymru. The club play at St Helen's Rugby and Cricket Ground in Swansea and are also known as ''The Whites,'' in reference to their home kit colours. History ...

, as a

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, and club level rugby league (RL) for

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and

Batley Batley is a market town in the Kirklees district, in West Yorkshire, England, south-west of Leeds, north-west of Wakefield and Dewsbury, south-east of Bradford and north-east of Huddersfield, in the Heavy Woollen District. In 2011, the popu ...

Background

Evan Rees was born in Cwmavon, or

Bridgend Bridgend (; or just , meaning "the end of the bridge on the Ogmore") is a town in the Bridgend County Borough of Wales, west of Cardiff and east of Swansea. The town is named after the Old Bridge, Bridgend, medieval bridge over the River Og ...

, Wales, and he died aged 82 in

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, Wales.

Playing career

International honours

Evan Rees won a

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for

(RU) while at Swansea RFC in 1914 against the

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(New Zealand Services).

Club career

Rees joined

from

in 1923, and went on to make 55 appearances for the club. During his time at the club, Batley won the 1923–24 League Championship, but did not play in the Championship final.

References

External links

Profile
at Dewsbury Heroes
Team → Past Players → R at swansearfc.co.uk

Profile at swansearfc.co.uk
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