- Date of Birth05 / 01 / 1954
- Lions Tours1977, 1980
- International CapsWales / Lions
- Lions Origin SchoolsCwmtawe CS
- Lions Origin ClubsMiddlesex RFC, Welsh Academicals, Barbarians, Neath, Crawshays, Vardre
Elgan Rees is in an exclusive club in that he toured with the British & Irish Lions before he had been capped by his country.
The Welsh winger scored eight tries in 11 matches before earning his first international appearance, a 10-9 defeat in the final Test against New Zealand.
The following year, Rees had his first Wales cap, and a debut try against Scotland, and went on to score six tries in his 13 internationals with his country.
But his time with the Lions hadn’t finished after he was selected for the South Africa Tour in 1980. He scored three more tries to his Lions tally in South Africa but didn’t add to his sole Test appearance.