Harold Elgan Rees is a former Welsh

Wales

Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...

 international rugby union

Rugby union

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 player. He toured with the British Lions

British and Irish Lions

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 to New Zealand

New Zealand

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 in 1977, when he had yet to be capped by Wales, and South Africa

South Africa

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 in 1980 and at the time played club rugby for Neath

Neath RFC

Neath Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club which plays in the Welsh Premier Division. The club's home ground is The Gnoll, Neath. The first team is known as the Welsh All Blacks because of the team colours: black with only a white cross pattée as an emblem...

. He made his international debut for the British Lions against New Zealand at Eden Park

Eden Park

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, Auckland

Auckland

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, in August 1977 but had to wait until January 1979 for his first Wales cap, against Scotland at Murrayfield

Murrayfield Stadium

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. Rees scored a try on his Welsh debut, and made his last appearance against France at the Parc des Princes

Parc des Princes

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 in March 1983. He played 13 times for Wales and scored six tries, in addition to his single international for the British Lions.

He is the father of TV presenter Sarra Elgan Rees, who is married to Irish rugby union international Simon Easterby

Simon Easterby

Simon Easterby is an English-born Irish rugby union footballer. He plays for Scarlets, for whom he is a player-coach, and is a recently retired Ireland international. His regular position is at blindside flanker, but he is equally adept on the openside.-Early life:Easterby's father is English and...

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