Gareth Rees (born on 30 June 1967) is a former Canadian international rugby union footballer who played fly-half or full back. He is probably the greatest Canadian rugby player ever. During his international career, he played for Canada 55 times, captaining them on 23 occasions and scoring 487 test points. is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Rugby (disambiguation). ... A rugby union team is made up of 15 players: eight forwards, numbered from 1 to 8; and seven backs, numbered from 9 to 15[1]. Depending upon the competition, there may be up to seven replacements. ... A rugby union team is made up of 15 players: eight forwards, numbered from 1 to 8; and seven backs, numbered from 9 to 15[1]. Depending upon the competition, there may be up to seven replacements. ...

Rees was born in Duncan, British Columbia, and educated at St. Michaels University School in Victoria and later at Harrow School in England. When still just a schoolboy at Harrow in England, he was selected to the Wasps starting XV in what was then the John Player Cup final. Duncan, The City of Totems (pop. ... St. ... Harrow School, (originally: The Free Grammar School of John Lyon; generally: Harrow), is an independent school for boys (aged 13-18), and is located in Harrow on the Hill in the London Borough of Harrow. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ...

Rees donated one of his rugby boots to be bronzed and used as a trophy to be competed for annually by St. Michaels and Oak Bay High School. When still just a schoolboy at Harrow in England, he was named in the starting XV for Wasps in what was then the John Player Cup final. St. ...

He played club rugby with Castaways, Wasps, Harlequins, Mérignac, Newport, Oxford University, Bedford and the Barbarians. Official website www. ... Official website www. ... Based on the east bank of the River Usk, at Rodney Parade, the rugby section of Newport Athletic Club gained itself a world wide reputation in the twentieth century. ... The Oxford University Rugby Football Club (Oxford University RFC or OURFC) is the rugby union club of Oxford University. ... Official website www. ... First match Hartlepool Rovers 4 - 9 Barbarians (27 December 1890) Largest win Scotland 31 - 74 Barbarians (24 May 2001) Worst defeat Barbarians 0 - 42 Wales (26 May 2004) The original Barbarians The Barbarian Football Club, typically referred to as Barbarians and nicknamed the Baa-Baas, is an invitational rugby union...

Rees played in all of the first four Rugby World Cup Finals - 1987, 1991, 1995 and 1999 - retiring after the 1999 finals and becoming the only player to have appeared in all four World Cups. The William Webb Ellis Trophy, the main prize of the Rugby Union World Cup The Rugby World Cup is the premier international Rugby Union contest in the world, first held jointly in Australia and New Zealand in 1987, a full 33 years after the first Rugby League World Cup and... The first Rugby Union World Cup took place in New Zealand and Australia in 1987, and was won by New Zealand. ... Results of The 1991 Rugby World Cup. ... 1995 Rugby Union World Cup - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Results of the 1999 Rugby World Cup The fourth Rugby World Cup broke new ground as for the first time the big eight nations did not qualify automatically. ...

In the 1995 World Cup Rees together with James Dalton and Rod Snow were sent off in a match that came to be known as the Battle of Boet Erasmus. All three players received a 30-day suspension. Gerald Arthur Rod Snow (born May 1, 1970 near Come By Chance, Newfoundland) is a former professional rugby prop. ...

Rees retorted proudly when he was castigated for getting involved in the brawl: "When we don the Canadian jersey we are representing Canada and its people. We must stand together. We must back each other."

His 487 test points remain a Canadian record.

External links

• Planet-Rugby
• The History of Newport Rugby