The Steelmen saw their lead at the top of the table reduced to four points after a surprise 16-7 defeat at Aberavon but it wasn’t through any lack of desire or effort from Rees.
He went into the game second on the ball carrying front, seven carries behind Locke who led the way with 180. And even though the Merthyr second row increased his tally to 186, Rees edged in front due to a rumbustious display where he carried the ball into the heart of the Wizards defence on an impressive 14 occasions to raise his tally to the season to 187.
In the other major categories, it’s a case of, as you were.
On the try scoring front, Dale Stuckey still leads with 17 touchdowns with Alex Webber and Jay Baker stuck on 11 although Swansea’s Ben Cambriani has reached double figures to join Newport’s Elliott Frewen on 10.
Going into last week’s action, Jack Maynard was heading the queue alongside Newport’s Matt O’Brien with 179 points as the leading points scorer in the Premiership.
He took advantage of the fly half’s absence in the Black & Amber’s line-up against Bedwas, to edge nearer to the double century mark by scoring eight points in Llandovery-s 25-17 win at Llanelli.
Carmarthen Quins’ Lewys Millin continues to lead the way in defence, having smashed through double century mark against Cardiff to finish the round with 203 tackles.
Steelman Rees carries a heavy load
Phil Rees was the big mover and shaker in last week’s Principality Premiership, leap frogging his captain Craig Locke as the leading ball carrier in the competition.
