Tom Rees (Rugby Player Born 1913)
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Thomas Rees (1913-1991) 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.
Rees joined Newport in 1934 after joining Newport Police Force.
In 1935 he was part of the Newport team that faced the touring New Zealand team.
Newport lost the game 17-5 in a game noted for its physicality in the scrum and during rucks.
Rees was also chosen to represent Wales against the same touring New Zealand team, but earlier in the year had already gained his first Welsh cap when he was selected to face both Scotland and Ireland in the Home Nations Championship.
