Tori Reid | |
Birth Name: | Sana Torium Reid |
Birth Date: | 22 September 1912 |
Birth Place: | Tokomaru Bay, New Zealand |
Death Place: | Hastings, New Zealand |
Ru Position: | Lock Flanker |
Height: | 1.880NaN0 |
Weight: | 95kg (209lb) |
Ru Nationalteam: | New Zealand Māori |
Ru Nationalyears: | 1931–49 1935–37 |
Ru Nationalcaps: | 9 |
Ru Nationalpoints: | (6) |
Ru Province: | |
School: | Tolaga Bay High School |
Sana Torium "Tori" Reid (22 September 1912 – 19 March 2003) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A lock and flanker, Reid represented and at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1935 to 1937. He played 27 matches for the All Blacks including nine internationals.[1] Affiliating to Ngāti Porou,[2] Reid represented New Zealand Māori between 1931 and 1949.[1] In a long first-class career from 1929 to 1952, he played 157 games, which was then a New Zealand record.[1] Between 1952 and 1954, Reid served as a New Zealand Māori selector.[1]
He was selected by the editors of the 1937 Rugby Almanac of New Zealand as one of their 5 players of the year.