Full name | Peter Maxwell Rees | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 14 October 1937 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Bedlinog, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Lewis School, Pengam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Peter Maxwell Rees (born 14 October 1937) is a Welsh former international rugby union player.
Rees was born in Bedlinog and educated at Lewis School, Pengam. [1]
A winger, Rees made 330 appearances for Newport, debuting in the 1960/61 season. He retired as the club's all-time top try-scorer, after passing previous record holder Ken Jones's tally of 146 tries in 1969. [2]
Rees won four Wales caps. He featured three times in their 1961 Five Nations campaign, against England, Scotland and Ireland, then was capped a fourth time in 1964 replacing an injured Dewi Bebb at Lansdowne Road. [3]
Full name | Peter Maxwell Rees | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 14 October 1937 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Bedlinog, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Lewis School, Pengam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Peter Maxwell Rees (born 14 October 1937) is a Welsh former international rugby union player.
Rees was born in Bedlinog and educated at Lewis School, Pengam. [1]
A winger, Rees made 330 appearances for Newport, debuting in the 1960/61 season. He retired as the club's all-time top try-scorer, after passing previous record holder Ken Jones's tally of 146 tries in 1969. [2]
Rees won four Wales caps. He featured three times in their 1961 Five Nations campaign, against England, Scotland and Ireland, then was capped a fourth time in 1964 replacing an injured Dewi Bebb at Lansdowne Road. [3]