Ponty Reid Explained

Ponty Reid
Birth Name:Alan Robin Reid
Birth Date:12 April 1929
Birth Place:Te Kūiti, New Zealand
Death Place:Morrinsville, New Zealand
Ru Position:Halfback
Height:1.60 m
Weight:59 kg
Ru Nationalyears:1951–1957
Ru Nationalcaps:5
Ru Nationalpoints:(0)
Ru Provinceyears:1950–1958
Occupation:Schoolteacher
School:New Plymouth Boys' High School

Alan Robin "Ponty" Reid (12 April 1929 – 16 November 1994) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A halfback, Reid represented at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1951 to 1957. He played 17 matches for the All Blacks including 10 as captain, and appeared in five Tests. With a height of 1.6m (05.2feet), Reid is one of the shortest All Blacks ever.[1] Reid was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia in 1985, and he died in 1994.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ponty Reid . Knight . Lindsay . New Zealand Rugby Union . 19 November 2021.
  2. News: My star All Black dad had dementia . 28 July 2019 . Herald on Sunday . 22 November 2021.