Elgan Rees

Harold Elgan Rees (born 5 January 1954)[1] is a Welsh former international rugby union player.

Elgan Rees

Birth name	Harold Elgan Rees
Date of birth	5 January 1954
Place of birth	Clydach, Wales
School	Clydach Secondary School Cwmtawe Comprehensive
University	Borough Road College
Children	Sarra Elgan Rees
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Neath RFC Middlesex () National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1979–1983 1977 Wales British and Irish Lions 13 1 (24) (0)

Rugby career

Rees toured with the British and Irish Lions to New Zealand in 1977, when he had yet to be capped by Wales, and South Africa in 1980 and at the time played club rugby for Neath. He made his international debut for the Lions against New Zealand at Eden Park, Auckland in August 1977 but had to wait until January 1979 for his first Wales cap, against Scotland at Murrayfield. Rees scored a try on his Welsh debut, and made his last appearance against France at the Parc des Princes in March 1983.

He played 13 times for Wales and scored six tries, in addition to his single international for the British and Irish Lions.

Personal life

Rees is the father of TV presenter Sarra Elgan Rees, who is married to Irish rugby union international Simon Easterby.[2]

Notes

1. Elgan Rees player profile Scrum.com
2. Robin Turner (1 August 2005). "Wedding brings second Lions star into family". WalesOnline. Retrieved 8 December 2016.