Personal information
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Full name | Graham Rees | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 18 April 1936 Maesteg, Glamorgan, Wales |
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Playing information
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Rugby union
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Rugby league
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Position | Prop, Second-row, Loose forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: rugbyleagueproject.org
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Graham Rees (18 April 1936 — ) born in Maesteg, was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s, and 1970s, playing club level rugby league (RU) for Maesteg RFC, and playing representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Salford (twice - before Swinton & after St. Helens,) Swinton and St. Helens as a prop, Second-row, or loose forward/lock, i.e. number 8 or 10, 11 or 12, or 13.
Graham Rees won caps for Wales (RL) while at St. Helens 1968-70 - 4-caps.
Graham Rees played left-prop, i.e. number 8, and scored a try in St. Helens' 16-13 victory over Leeds in the 1972 Challenge Cup Final during the 1971-72 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 13 May 1972. Graham Rees scored the quickest Challenge Cup Final try in 35 seconds for St. Helens in 1972.
Graham Rees played left-second-row, i.e. number 11, in Swinton's 4-12 defeat by St. Helens in the 1964 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1964–65 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 24 October 1964, played left-second-row, and scored a try in St. Helens' 30-2 victory over Oldham in the 1968 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1968–69 season at Central Park, Wigan on Friday 25 October 1968, and played right-prop, i.e. number 10, in the 4-7 defeat by Leigh in the 1970 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1970–71 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 28 November 1970.