| Full name | Peter Maxwell Rees | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1937-10-14) 14 October 1937 (age 87) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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.
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.
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.
See also
References
- "Peter Maxwell Rees". www.historyofnewport.co.uk.
- "Eight added to Newport RFC Hall of Fame". South Wales Argus. 1 April 2015.
- "Peter Rees replaces Dewi Bebb". Daily Post. 4 March 1964.
External links
- Peter Rees at ESPNscrum