Iestyn Rees

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Iestyn Rees
Date of birth (1999-10-05) 5 October 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Paderborn, Germany
Height189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight109 kg (17 st 2 lb)
School Ysgol Bro Dinefwr
University Swansea University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Youth career
Llandeilo RFC
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2018–2023 Llandovery RFC 32 (5)
2021–2023 Scarlets 6 (5)
2023–2024 Ampthill ()
2024– Cambridge ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2019 Wales U20s 9 (0)
Correct as of 25 April 2021
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2022 Wales 7's 1
Correct as of 21 October 2022

Iestyn Rees (born 5 October 1999) is a Welsh rugby union player, who previously played for Scarlets and Ampthill as a flanker. [1]

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Club career

Rees attended Ysgol Bro Dinefwr, and came through the ranks of Llandeilo RFC. [2] Rees was named in the Scarlets first team squad ahead of the 2020–21 season. [3] Originally named to make a possible debut off the bench along with fellow academy product Kemsley Mathias in the EPCR Challenge Cup match against Toulon on 18 December 2020, Rees was forced to wait, as the match was called off due to COVID-19 cases. [4] [5] He finally made his Scarlets debut in Round 1 of the Pro14 Rainbow Cup against the Dragons, scoring a try. [6] He made two further appearances during the tournament, coming off the bench against Cardiff and Edinburgh. Rees signed a new contract with the Scarlets in May 2021. [2]

Rees featured in a Scarlets Development XV friendly match against Ospreys A on 19 November 2021, starting as an openside flanker. [7] His involvement with the Scarlets was limited after this, not appearing again until 10 March 2023, when he started in a friendly against the Saracens. [8] Rees played for affiliated-side Llandovery RFC, when not playing for the Scarlets. [9]

On 21 April 2023, it was announced that Rees would depart the Scarlets at the end of the season. [10] He made a final appearance for the Scarlets, his first European match, against Glasgow on 29 April 2023. [11]

Rees joined Ampthill for the 2023–24 season. [12]

After one season with Ampthill, Rees joined Cambridge. [13]

International career

In 2018, Rees was selected as captain of Wales U18. [14]

Rees represented Wales U20 in the U20 Six Nations and World Rugby Under 20 Championship. [15]

In 2022, Rees competed for Wales Sevens at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town. [16]

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  6. ↑ "Pro14 Rainbow Cup: Dragons score seven tries in 52-32 win over Scarlets". BBC Sport. 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  7. ↑ "Joe Roberts to skipper Scarlets Development against Ospreys". Scarlets Rugby. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  8. ↑ "Battling young Scarlets fall to defeat at Sarries". Scarlets Rugby. 9 March 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
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  10. ↑ "Scarlets confirm 2022-23 player departures". Scarlets Rugby. 21 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
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  13. ↑ Fraser, Adrian (14 June 2024). "Iestyn Rees joins the Blood & Sand". Cambridge Rugby. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
  14. ↑ "Wales U18 take on England today". Scarlets Rugby. 25 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  15. ↑ "Wales Announce U20 Six Nations Squad". Six Nations Rugby. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  16. ↑ Gillespie, Graeme (7 September 2022). "Pugh names Wales Sevens World Cup squad - Welsh Rugby Union". Welsh Rugby Union | Wales & Regions. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
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