John Reid (rugby union)

John Reid
Full nameJohn Lewis Reid
Date of birth(1909-04-16)16 April 1909
Place of birthBandon, County Cork, Ireland
Date of death1 July 1994(1994-07-01) (aged 85)
Place of deathShepway, Kent, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Out-half
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1934 Ireland 2 (0)

John Lewis Reid (16 April 1909 – 1 July 1994) was an Irish international rugby union player.

Born in Bandon, County Cork, Reid was an English-based halfback with Oxford University (no blue), Middlesex Hospital and Richmond.[1] He gained an Ireland call up in 1934 as a replacement for out-half Eugene Davy, who was sidelined with a fractured thumb. Capped twice, Reid appeared against Scotland at Murrayfield and Wales at Swansea.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Those funny people". Edinburgh Evening News. 28 February 1934.
  2. ^ "J. L. Reid Replaced Davy at Out-half". Belfast News-Letter. 21 February 1934.
  3. ^ "Can Ireland Win Again?". Belfast News-Letter. 24 February 1934.