{{Short description|Wales dual-code international rugby footballer}} {{Use British English|date=August 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}} {{Infobox rugby league biography |first = RU |name = Lou Rees |fullname = Lewis Ioan Rees |image = |imagesize = |caption = |birth_date = 7 January 1910 |birth_place = Treherbert, Wales |death_date = 21 December 1976 (aged 66) |death_place = Manchester, England |height(ft) = |height(inch) = |weight = |ru_position = Flanker |position = {{rlp|PR}} |ru_club1 = Treorchy RFC |ru_year1start = |ru_year1end = |ru_appearances1 = |ru_tries1 = |ru_goals1 = |ru_fieldgoals1 = |ru_points1 = |ru_club2 = Cardiff RFC |ru_year2start = |ru_year2end = |ru_appearances2 = |ru_tries2 = |ru_goals2 = |ru_fieldgoals2 = |ru_points2 = |club1 = Oldham |year1start = 1934 |year1end = 39 |appearances1 = 125 |tries1 = 21 |goals1 = 7 |fieldgoals1 = 0 |points1 = 77 |club2 = Oldham |year2start = 1944 |year2end = 45 |appearances2 = |tries2 = |goals2 = |fieldgoals2 = |points2 = |ru_teamA = Wales |ru_yearAstart = 1933 |ru_yearAend = |ru_appearancesA = 1 |ru_triesA = 0 |ru_goalsA = 0 |ru_fieldgoalsA = 0 |ru_pointsA = 0 |teamA = Wales |yearAstart = 1935 |yearAend = 38 |appearancesA = 5 |triesA = |goalsA = |fieldgoalsA = |pointsA = |new = yes |retired = yes |updated = 14 May 2012 |source = <ref name="Statistics at en.espn.co.uk (RU)">{{cite web|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/wales/rugby/player/4096.html|title=Statistics at en.espn.co.uk (RU)|publisher=en.espn.co.uk|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}</ref><ref name="Statistics at wru.co.uk (RU)">{{cite web|url=http://www.wru.co.uk/eng/matchcentre/squads_wales_player_archive.php?player=26262&includeref=dynamic|title=Statistics at wru.co.uk (RU)|publisher=wru.co.ukg|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}</ref><ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org (RL)">{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/lou-rees/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org (RL)|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}</ref> }}
'''Lewis Morgan Rees''' (7 January 1910 – 21 December 1976) was a Welsh dual-code international rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for Treorchy RFC and Cardiff RFC, as a flanker,<ref name="Statistics at en.espn.co.uk (RU)"/><ref name="Statistics at wru.co.uk (RU)"/> and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Oldham (both pre- and post-World War II), as a {{rlp|pr}}.<ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org (RL)"/><ref>{{cite book| first1= Graham| last1= Williams| first2= Peter| last2= Lush| first3= David| last3= Farrar| title= The British Rugby League Records Book| publisher= London League| isbn= 978-1-903659-49-6| year= 2009| pages= 108–114}}</ref>
==Background== Rees was born in Treherbert, Wales, and he died aged 66 in Manchester.
==International honours== Lou Rees won a cap for Wales (RU) while at Cardiff on Saturday 11 March 1933 against Ireland,<ref name="Statistics at en.espn.co.uk (RU)"/><ref name="Statistics at wru.co.uk (RU)"/> and won 5 caps for Wales (RL) in 1935–1938 while at Oldham.<ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org (RL)"/>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20110723020338/http://www.orl-heritagetrust.org.uk/HTML%20docs/player_stats_r.htm Statistics at orl-heritagetrust.org.uk]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rees, Lewis}} Category:1910 births Category:1976 deaths Category:20th-century Welsh sportsmen Category:Cardiff RFC players Category:Dual-code rugby internationals Category:Oldham R.L.F.C. players Category:Rugby league players from Treherbert Category:Rugby league props Category:Rugby union flankers Category:Rugby union players from Treherbert Category:Treorchy RFC players Category:Wales international rugby union players Category:Wales national rugby league team players Category:Welsh rugby league players Category:Welsh rugby union players