FOR TONY Rees a World Cup meeting between Wales and Australia in Japan was never going to be one to miss as it brings together all three strands of his remarkable career. Rees became the first Welshman to lift the European Cup when he triumphed with Brive in 1997, but he also embarked on journeys in the southern hemisphere and the Far East.
Rees couldn’t resist the urge to explore the world and played in Japan for Tokyo Gas alongside working for the company. In Australia – where Rees has lived for the past 31 years – the former lock represented Queensland and Sydney Univer...