Richard Michael Rees (born 21 September 1971) is a Welsh former
rugby union
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international.
Rees, a
Carmarthen
Carmarthen (, ; , 'Merlin's fort' or possibly 'Sea-town fort') is the county town of Carmarthenshire and a community (Wales), community in Wales, lying on the River Towy north of its estuary in Carmarthen Bay. At the 2021 United Kingdom cen ...
-born winger, is a product of hometown club
Tumble RFC
Tumble RFC or Clwb Rygbi Y Tymbl (Welsh) is a rugby union club representing the village of Tumble, near Llanelli in Carmarthenshire, South Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Llanelli Scarlets.
Cl ...
. He had brief stints at both Neath and Newport early in his career, before moving onto
Swansea
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, where he would play on the wing for seven seasons. After helping Swansea win the 1997–98
Premier Division title, Rees secured a place on the
Wales
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squad for the
1998 tour of Africa. He earned his first and only Wales cap in the match against Zimbabwe in Harare and scored two debut tries, including one with his first touch. In 2003, Rees left Swansea and signed up to play for the
Llanelli Scarlets
The Scarlets () are one of the four professional Welsh rugby union teams and are based in Llanelli, Wales. Their home ground is the Parc y Scarlets stadium. They play in the United Rugby Championship and in European Professional Club Rugby com ...
.
See also
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List of Wales national rugby union players
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References
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1971 births
Living people
Welsh rugby union players
Wales international rugby union players
Rugby union wings
Rugby union players from Carmarthen
Neath RFC players
Newport RFC players
Swansea RFC players
Scarlets players
21st-century Welsh sportsmen