Roland Reid
| Birth name | Roland Reid | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 13 September 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Middelburg, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (15 st 2 lb; 212 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Springs Hts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Open University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Don Kitchenbrand, great uncle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Roland Reid (born 13 September 1978) is a
Rugby Union career
Professional career
Reid began his rugby career in South Africa playing for the Golden Lions, between 1997 and 1999,[1]
In 1999, he moved to Scotland and played for Glasgow Warriors[2] where he regularly changed positions for the side.[3]
Reid was with Glasgow until 2004,[4][5] when he returned to South Africa to play Currie Cup rugby with the Golden Lions during the 2004 Currie Cup Premier Division.[1]
In season 2004-05 Reid moved to London Irish[6] and the following season to Leeds Carnegie.
He played for the provincial side Boland Cavaliers in the 2006 Currie Cup First Division,[1] where he helped them win the competition to gain promotion to the Currie Cup Premier Division.[7]
Reid then moved back to Scotland where he played for Edinburgh until 2009,[8] when he retired from professional rugby due to a persistent knee injury.[9]
International career
Reid played for the South Africa U19 side.[10]
Reid received his first full Scotland cap in 2001.[11]
He also played for Scotland A and Scotland Sevens,[12] which he helped win the World Cup Plate in March 2008.[13]
Coaching career
While playing at Edinburgh, Reid gained a UKCC Level 1 coaching certificate.[14]
He has a performance coaching business and a psychology degree from The Open University.[15]
In 2013, he became the Assistant Coach for Scotland's Women Rugby side[16] under Julie Maxton.
Family
Reid's father was from Greenock and thus he was already Scottish-qualified.[17] Reid's great uncle Don Kitchenbrand[12] had played football for Rangers in the 1950s.[18]
References
- ^ a b c "SA Rugby Player Profile – Roland Reid". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- ^ "Caley's Reid has a blue ambition". 5 November 1999.
- ^ "Roland Reid Switches Back To Pack For Glasgow".
- ^ "History Roland Reid". Statbunker.
- ^ "Roland Reid Confirmed As A Wing". ercrugby.com.
- ^ Sunday People (9 April 2005). "RUGBY UNION: REID TRY DUMPS QUINS IN MIRE". mirror.
- ^ "Glasgow Warriors - Rugby Shorts".
- ^ "Match Report - Ospreys Rugby".
- ^ Alasdair Reid (20 August 2009). "Scotland international Roland Reid is forced to retire with persistent knee injury". Telegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "SA rugby players big in England".
- ^ "RUGBY UNION - Winger Reid's rapid promotion". BBC Sport. 12 September 2001.
- ^ a b "Squad - 1st Team - Rugby - Yorkshire Carnegie - Official Site : Players". Archived from the original on 23 December 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Rugby Union News: Roland Reid retires".
- ^ "Roland Reid Retires From Rugby".
- ^ "Scottish Rugby: Further International Honours for Roland Reid".
- ^ Scotland Women get ready for new international season. 11 September 2013 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Roland Reid, Edinburgh and Scotland back row, to retire". Herald Scotland. 20 August 2009.
- ^ Robert Kitson (13 September 2001). "Scotland select South African-born Roland Reid". The Guardian.