Paddy Reid

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Paddy Reid
Birth namePatrick Joseph Reid
Date of birth(1923-03-17)17 March 1923
Place of birthLimerick, Ireland
Date of death8 January 2016(2016-01-08) (aged 92)
Place of deathLimerick, Ireland
Rugby league career
Position(s) Centre
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
Huddersfield ()
–
Halifax
 ()
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
Garryowen FC ()
– Munster ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1947–1948 Ireland 4 (3)

Patrick Joseph Reid (17 March 1923 – 8 January 2016) was an Irish dual-code

Halifax (Heritage № 601
).

Rugby union

Reid came to note as a rugby player when he represented Garryowen in the 1940s; playing his first game against University College, Galway.[2] In 1947 he won his first international cap, when he was selected to face Australia on their 1947–48 tour. The Irish team started the match with eight new caps, and Reid was partnered with Kevin Joseph Quinn at centre, the only player with any past international experience in the three-quarter positions. Australia were far too strong for Ireland, beating them 16–3.

Despite the loss, the Irish selectors kept faith with Reid and he returned into the Ireland team for the opening game of the

John "Jack" Daly gave Ireland a famous Triple Crown and Grand Slam win;[3] a feat the national team would not repeat until 2009.[4]

The Irish team were carried from the ground by their supporters, and after a celebration dinner the team members went their own way. Reid, Daly and

Orange flute band.[5]

Rugby league

At the end of the 1947/48 season, Reid made an economic decision to switch codes to professional rugby league.

John "Jack" Daly, but after a few months, Reid switched clubs to Halifax.[7] In 1949 he was part of the Halifax team that reached the Challenge Cup final, losing at Wembley to Bradford.[8][9]
Although Reid returned to Ireland just three years after leaving, any switch to league ended in lifetime bans from the union game. Despite this Reid continued to coach in Ireland behind the scenes.[6]

Honoured by Rugby League Ireland

On 25 March 2004 six footballers were inducted into

Halifax).[10] He died on 8 January 2016 in Limerick.[11]

Notes

  1. ^ Paddy Reid player profile Scrum.com
  2. ^ a b c "Reeling in the Glory Years". The Independent. 21 March 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
  3. ^ It Was 60 Years Ago Today Archived 24 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine IRFU website 13 March 2008
  4. ^ O'Driscoll, O'Gara, Oh, Ireland have only gone and done it guardian.co.uk, 21 March 2009
  5. ^ Why we still feel compelled to worship these glorious rugby amateurs of 1948 Independent, Eoghan Corry; 15 March 2008
  6. ^ a b Ireland captain Brian O'Driscoll's date with destiny against Wales Telegraph.co.uk, Keith Wood; 20 March 2009
  7. ^ Bruff RFC
  8. ^ Rugby League: Reid: Magic of the Cup is still alive Evening Courier, 13 August 2009
  9. ^ "Wembley hero Reid has a Challenge Cup tale to tell". TotalRL. 11 August 2009. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2009.
  10. ^ "Coach gets a double". Evening Chronicle. 25 March 2004. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
  11. ^ "Death occurs of rugby legend Paddy Reid". Limerick Leader. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016.

References

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