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David Rees (born 15 October 1974) is a English wing three-quarter back who plays for Leeds Tykes and gained 11 caps for England between 1997 and 1999. October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in leap years). ...
1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...
Leeds Tykes is an English rugby union club, based in Leeds, that currently competes in the Guinness Premiership, the highest level of the sport in England. ...
1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
Sale where he was first selected to play for England. Fourth cap on 6 December 1997 at Twickenham when facing legendary Jonah Lomu. With about 5 minutes gone, New Zealand won a penalty in their own 22. Teh All black fly-half Andrew Mehrtens kicked cross-field and found Rees on his right wing. Rees counter-attacked, chipped over the head of Lomu. He collected the ball, sidestepped round Zinzan Brooke's cover tackle and scored in the corner. The try sparked England on to a 23-9 half-time lead, though the All Blacks fought back in the second half with the match ending in a 26-26 draw. Sale Sharks are a professional Rugby Union team who play in England in the Guinness Premiership. ...
December 6 is the 340th day (341st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Twickenham Stadium, located in the Twickenham district of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, is the third largest stadium in the United Kingdom with a capacity of 75,000, bettered only by Old Trafford Football Stadium and, when it eventually opens in 2007, the new Wembley Stadium. ...
Jonah Tali Lomu (born May 12, 1975) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer who played 73 times (63 caps as an All Black) after debuting in 1994. ...
Andrew Philip Mehrtens (born 28 April 1973 in Durban, South Africa) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer who has been one of the top fly-halves (or first five-eighths) in the world since the advent of the sports professional era in the mid-1990s. ...
Zinzan Valentine Brooke (born February 14, 1965) is a former New Zealand rugby union international player who played at number eight. ...
In 1999 he moved to Bristol, and moved to Leeds Tykes in 2003 after Bristol were relegated. Bristol Rugby are the first class rugby club in Bristol, England. ...
Leeds Tykes is an English rugby union club, based in Leeds, that currently competes in the Guinness Premiership, the highest level of the sport in England. ...
External links
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