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Evan Rees (other)
Evan Rees may refer to: * Evan Rees (rugby) (1896-1978), Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s * Evan Rees (Dyfed) Evan Rees (1 January 1850 – 19 March 1923), known by the bardic name Dyfed, was a Calvinistic Methodist minister, poet, and Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales. Life Rees was born at Puncheston, Pembrokeshire, the son of James and Eun ... (1850–1923), Calvinistic Methodist minister, poet, and Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales * Evan Rees (Australian footballer) (1923–2004), Australian rules football player for Footscray {{human name disambiguation, Rees, Evan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evan Rees (rugby)
Evan Bevan Rees (9 August 1896 – 1978) was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for Swansea RFC, as a centre, i.e. number 12 or 13, and club level rugby league (RL) for Dewsbury and Batley.Robert Gate (1986). "Gone North - Volume 1". R. E. Gate. Background Evan Rees was born in Cwmavon, or Bridgend, Wales, and he died aged 82 in Ogwr, Wales. Playing career International honours Evan Rees won a cap for Wales (RU) while at Swansea RFC in 1914 against the New Zealand Army rugby team of 1919 (New Zealand Services). Club career Evan Rees did not play in Batley's 13–7 victory over Wigan in the 1923–24 Championship Final during the 1923–24 season, at The Cliff, Broughton, Salford Broughton is a suburb and district of Salford, City of Salford, Greater Manchester, England, on the east bank of the River Irwell, it is northwe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evan Rees (Dyfed)
Evan Rees (1 January 1850 – 19 March 1923), known by the bardic name Dyfed, was a Calvinistic Methodist minister, poet, and Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales. Life Rees was born at Puncheston, Pembrokeshire, the son of James and Eunice Rees; they moved to Aberdare when he was a child and he began working in the local colliery at the age of only eight. Having moved to Cardiff, he became a Calvinistic Methodist minister at the age of 23 and gained his first National Eisteddfod victory in 1881. In 1893, Rees participated in the Eisteddfod that was held as part of the World Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois, winning the Bardic Chair and a $500 prize for a 2,000 line ''awdl'' on the set subject ''Iesu o Nazareth'' ("Jesus of Nazareth"). Rees went on to become the Archdruid of the ''Gorsedd Cymru'' and to announce the posthumous victory of Hedd Wyn at the famous 1917 "Eisteddfod of the Black Chair" in Birkenhead.Alan Llwyd Alan Llwyd (born 1948), original nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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