Jeff Reid
| Date of birth | August 15, 1979 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 253 lb (115 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Barker College | ||||||||||||||||
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Jeff Reid (born August 15, 1974) is an Australian-born Canadian former international rugby union player.[1]
Reid was born in Sydney and educated at Barker College.[2]
A number eight, Reid was a first-grade player for Eastwood, debuting in 1995. He played rugby in Canada with Wanderers in a bid to play on the Canada national team, which he qualified for through his Calgary-raised mother.[3]
Reid gained five caps for Canada in 2003, including matches against the All Blacks and Tonga at the Rugby World Cup.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Homecoming for Canada's Aussie connections". ABC News. October 1, 2003.
- ^ Wilkins, Phil (September 7, 2001). "Reid's loss to Montezuma is Eastwood's gain". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ "Canada names two Aussies". The Sydney Morning Herald. July 5, 2003.
- ^ Rookwood, Dan (October 17, 2003). "New Zealand 68 - 6 Canada". The Guardian.
External links
- Jeff Reid at ESPNscrum
Categories:
- 1974 births
- Living people
- Canadian rugby union players
- Canada international rugby union players
- Rugby union flankers
- Rugby union number eights
- Rugby union players from Sydney
- Australian rugby union players
- Eastwood Rugby Club players
- 2003 Rugby World Cup players
- Australian people of Canadian descent
- People educated at Barker College
- Castaway Wanderers RFC players