Birth name | Thomas James Rees[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 8 May 1913 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Fleur-de-Lys, Caerphilly Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 19 February 1991 | (aged 77)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Fleur-de-Lys, Caerphilly, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Fleur de Lys Council School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | miner police officer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Thomas Rees (8 May 1913 – 19 February 1991)[3] was a Welsh international rugby union prop who played club rugby for Newport RFC. He was a member of the winning Welsh team who beat the 1935 touring All Blacks.