David "Dai" Rees (16 September 1897 – death unknown) was a Welsh

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and professional

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footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s, and coached rugby league in the 1930s through to the 1960s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for

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, and representative level rugby league (RL) for

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, Other Nationalities and Glamorgan and Monmouthshire, and at club level for Halifax, as a , and coached at club level for Bradford Northern.

Playing career

International honours

Dai Rees won a

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for Other Nationalities (RL) while at Halifax, won 6 caps for

(RL) in 1921–32 while at Halifax, and won a

for

(RL) while at Halifax in 1926 against New Zealand. Dai Rees was selected for

while at Halifax for the 1924 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand, he did not play in any of the Test matches on this tour.

County Honours

Dai Rees won a

for Glamorgan and Monmouthshire while at Halifax.

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Dai Rees played left- in Halifax's 22-8 victory over

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in the 1930–31 Challenge Cup Final during the 1930–31 season at

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on Saturday 2 May 1931, in front of a crowd of 40,368.

Club career

Dai Rees made his début for Halifax on 27 August 1921, and he played his last match for Halifax on 16 January 1932.

Coaching career

Club career

Dai Rees was the coach of Bradford Northern from 1936 to 1960, during these 24-years Bradford Northern won every honour in British rugby league.

Honoured at Halifax

Dai Rees is a Halifax Hall Of Fame Inductee.

References

External links

Photograph "Ernest Ward holds the Cup aloft" at rlhp.co.ukPhotograph "Dai Rees" at rlhp.co.uk
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