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Former Wales, Coventry, West Brom, Nottingham Forest and Swansea star Ronnie Rees dies aged 79

Former Wales star Ronnie Rees has tragically passed away at the age of 79.

Rees, who represented Coventry City, West Brom, Nottingham Forest, Swansea City and Haverfordwest in his career, also won 39 caps for his country, scoring three times.

After coming through the youth ranks at the Sky Blues, he went onto score 42 goals in 230 games for the club and was part of both Second and Third Division title-winning teams.

This included being a member of the first team to bring First Division football to Coventry in their history.