Playing Career
All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.
Competitions Won
- The Ashes
- 1928, 1929/30
- Test Series
- 1926/27 England vs New Zealand, 1928 New Zealand vs England
Playing Career Statistics
To view a list of corresponding matches, click on the List button.
| Representative Career - International | Comp Wins | Starts | Int | APP | 3ST | 3PT | T | G | 2FG | FG | Pts | Bin5 | Bin | Off | W | L | D | Win% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tests (Senior International Matches) | - | 19 | - | 19 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | 9 | 10 | - | 47.37% | List | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Ashes | 2 | 6 | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | - | 66.67% | List | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tour Matches | Great BritainGBR | - | 24 | - | 24 | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - | 12 | - | - | - | 18 | 6 | - | 75.00% | List | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tour Matches | Swinton LionsSWI | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 100.00% | List | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Test Series | 4 | 11 | - | 11 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | 8 | 3 | - | 72.73% | List | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall | Starts | Int | APP | 3ST | 3PT | T | G | 2FG | FG | Pts | Bin5 | Bin | Off | W | L | D | Win% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Class | 33 | - | 33 | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - | 12 | - | - | - | 20 | 13 | - | 60.61% | List | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Test Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | Starts | Int | APP | 3ST | 3PT | T | G | 2FG | FG | Pts | Bin5 | Bin | Off | W | L | D | Win% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| England (GB) | 1926-30 | 11 | - | 11 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | 8 | 3 | - | 72.73% | List | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wales | 1926-28, 1930 | 6 | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | - | 16.67% | List | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | 1929-30 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 0.00% | List | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Max Turner, Bill Bates
Sources:Widnes RLFC History
Your Say
24 Jan 2010 7:22pm
My mum is the daughter to this man and has many old pictures of him in his rugby uniform. I have also grown up in Swinton having been told what a legend he was. Now I am older I would like to know more about my grandfather, Billo the man. Does anybody have information about him?
12 Mar 2011 2:56am
I take it you are aware that Billo's brother, Joseph (1893-1950), played rugby union for Amman Utd, Swansea, and Wales (12 caps, from 1920-24).
7 Oct 2013 8:21am
My father said he was one of the best play-makers and footballers he ever saw. Dad watched the Lions when they were playing at Chorley Rd, and followed them avidly until he died in1985.
11 Oct 2023 5:51am
My grandfather was Billo's and Joseph's brother, his name was Nathan, however my grandfather saddly passed before I was born. Amman United RFC wrote a book about rugby families in the area and my father wrote the chapter about the Rees family. I could send you details.
20 Feb 2024 10:08am
That means we are related. do you have any family that you know of living somewhere in west wales?
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