Date of birth | 28 August 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Austin, Texas, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 78 kg (172 lb; 12 st 4 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ryan Rees (born 28 August 1998) is an American rugby union player, currently playing for the Rugby ATL in Major League Rugby (MLR). His preferred position is scrum-half. [1]
Rees is from Austin, Texas [2] and attended Life University where he won two championships in 2018 and 2019. [3]
Rees signed for Rugby ATL ahead of the 2021 Major League Rugby season having been traded to the side after his selection in the Supplemental Collegiate Draft. [4] He has remained with the side since. [5]
Rees toured with the USA Falcons XV side to South Africa in 2022. [6] He made his debut for the full United States side in 2022, making his debut against Kenya. [7]
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