Hika Reid Explained

Hika Reid
Birth Name:Hikatarewa Rockcliffe Reid
Birth Date:8 April 1958
Birth Place:Ngongotahā, New Zealand
Ru Position:Hooker
Height:1.80NaN0
Weight:95kg (209lb)
Ru Nationalteam:New Zealand Colts
New Zealand Māori
Ru Nationalcaps:

9
Ru Nationalpoints:

(8)
Ru Nationalyears:1979
1980–88
1980–86
Ru Province:Bay of Plenty
Wellington
Ru Provinceyears:1978–87
1988–89
Ru Provincecaps:85
25
School:Western Heights High School

Hikatarewa Rockcliffe "Hika" Reid (born 8 April 1958) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A hooker, Reid represented Bay of Plenty and Wellington at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, between 1980 and 1986. He played 40 matches for the All Blacks including nine internationals.[1] He is remembered today for a spectacular try in the second test against Australia in Brisbane, 1980, in which he started and ended a counterattack from near the All Blacks' goal line.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hika Reid . Knight . Lindsay . New Zealand Rugby Union . 10 August 2014.
  2. Winton Aldworth, Top 10 heroes of the Bledisloe Cup, NZ Herald, 30 July 2010