John Reid (rugby union) explained

John Reid
Full Name:John Lewis Reid
Birth Date:16 April 1909
Birth Place:Bandon, County Cork, Ireland
Death Place:Shepway, Kent, England
Position:Out-half
Repyears1:1934
Repcaps1:2
Reppoints1:0

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]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Those funny people . . 28 February 1934.
  2. News: J. L. Reid Replaced Davy at Out-half . . 21 February 1934.
  3. News: Can Ireland Win Again? . Belfast News-Letter . 24 February 1934.