Rhys Gabe

Rhys Gabe
Gabe in his Newport jersey
Birth nameRees Thomas Gape
Date of birth(1880-06-22)22 June 1880
Place of birthLlangennech, Wales
Date of death15 September 1967(1967-09-15) (aged 87)
Place of deathCardiff, Wales
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight12 st 8 lb (176 lb; 80 kg)
SchoolLlanelli Intermediate School
UniversityBorough Road College
Occupation(s)teacher
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
?-1898 Llangennech RFC ()
1898–1901 Llanelli RFC ()
1901–1904 London Welsh RFC 115[1] ()
1904–1908 Cardiff RFC ()
Glamorgan ()
Middlesex ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1901–1908 Wales 24 (33)
1904 Great Britain 4 (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.

  1. ^ "GABE, RHYS THOMAS (REES THOMAS GAPE; 1880 - 1967), rugby player | Dictionary of Welsh Biography". biography.wales.
  2. ^ Rusty Gabe player profile Scrum.com
  3. ^ Jenkins (1991), pg 60.
  4. ^ "WRU player profile".