George Rees (birth unknown – death unknown) was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for

Ammanford RFC Ammanford Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the town of Ammanford, West Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Llanelli Scarlets. History Ammanford RFC's first officially recorded rugby ...

(

captain Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police department, election precinct, e ...

), and Neath RFC, as a three-quarter, e.g. wing, or centre,Robert Gate (1986). "Gone North - Volume 1". R. E. Gate. and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain (non- Test Matches), and at club level for Leeds as a . George Rees was a bombardier during World War I. Rees was the younger brother of the rugby union footballers for

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David Rees David or Dai Rees may refer to: Entertainment * David Rees (author) (1936–1993), British children's author * Dave Rees (born 1969), American drummer for SNFU and Wheat Chiefs * David Rees (cartoonist) (born 1972), American cartoonist and tele ...

, Bill Rees and Tom Rees. Rees was the

of the

1912–1914 "Invincibles", who did not concede a try for three seasons. Rees made his début for Leeds on Saturday 5 September 1914, he played at in Leeds' 2–35 defeat by Huddersfield in the Championship Final during the 1914–15 season. Rees was selected for Great Britain (RL) while at Leeds for the

1920 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand The 1920 Great Britain Lions tour was the third British national rugby league team or 'Lions' tour of Australasia, where it was winter and matches were played against the Australian and New Zealand national sides, as well as several local teams. In ...

, although he did not play in any of the Test matches on this tour.

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The Invincibles 1912-1914
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