Gareth Rees (rugby player)
| Full name | Gareth Lloyd Rees | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | June 30, 1967 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Duncan, British Columbia, Canada | ||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 204 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| Position | Fly-half / Fullback | ||||||||||||
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| ? 1993-1996 ? 1997-1999 1999-2000 |
Bedford Blues Newport Mérignac Wasps Harlequins |
? 47 ? 29 13 |
? (603) ? (280) (72) |
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1986–1999 | Canada | 55 | (487) |
Gareth Lloyd Rees (born June 30, 1967 in Duncan, British Columbia) is a former Canadian international rugby union footballer who played at fly-half and full back positions. Rees played for several British club sides, including Wasps and Harlequins. He won 55 caps for Canada, captaining them on 23 occasions and scoring 487 test points. In October 2011, Rees received arguably his greatest honour with induction to the IRB Hall of Fame. He and fellow 2011 inductee Brian Lima of Samoa are the first members of the IRB Hall from nations outside of the traditional top tier of the sport.
Rees was born in Duncan, British Columbia, to Alan Rees who had emigrated to Canada from Wales, and was himself a former rugby player having represented Cross Keys, Maesteg and London Welsh. Rees was educated at St. Michaels University School in Victoria and later at Harrow School in England. When studying at Harrow, he was selected to the Wasps starting XV in what was then the John Player Cup final.
He played club rugby with Castaways, Wasps, Harlequins, Mérignac, Newport, Oxford University, Bedford and the Barbarians.
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