Rhys Gabe

Rhys Gabe

Gabe in his Newport jersey
Birth name	Rees Thomas Gape
Date of birth	(1880-06-22)22 June 1880
Place of birth	Llangennech, Wales
Date of death	15 September 1967(1967-09-15) (aged 87)
Place of death	Cardiff, Wales
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	12 st 8 lb (176 lb; 80 kg)
School	Llanelli Intermediate School
University	Borough Road College
Occupation(s)	teacher
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) ?-1898 1898–1901 1901–1904 1904–1908 Llangennech RFC Llanelli RFC London Welsh RFC Cardiff RFC Glamorgan Middlesex (?) (?) (115)[1] () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1901–1908 1904 Wales Great Britain 24 4 (33) (3)

Rhys Thomas "Rusty" Gabe (22 June 1880 – 15 September 1967)^[2] born as Rees Thomas Gape,^[3] was a Welsh rugby union player who played club rugby for Llanelli, London Welsh and Cardiff and gained 24 caps for Wales,^[4] mainly as a centre.