John Reid (rugby union)
| Full name | John Lewis Reid | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 16 April 1909 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bandon, County Cork, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 1 July 1994 (aged 85) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Shepway, Kent, England | ||||||||||||||||
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John Lewis Reid (16 April 1909 – 1 July 1994) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Born in Bandon, County Cork, Reid was an English-based halfback with Oxford University (no blue), Middlesex Hospital and Richmond.[1] He gained an Ireland call up in 1934 as a replacement for out-half Eugene Davy, who was sidelined with a fractured thumb. Capped twice, Reid appeared against Scotland at Murrayfield and Wales at Swansea.[2][3]
See also
References
- ^ "Those funny people". Edinburgh Evening News. 28 February 1934.
- ^ "J. L. Reid Replaced Davy at Out-half". Belfast News-Letter. 21 February 1934.
- ^ "Can Ireland Win Again?". Belfast News-Letter. 24 February 1934.