Callum Reid (rugby union, born 1999)

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Callum Reid
Date of birth (1999-01-16) 16 January 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Northern Ireland
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight117 kg (18.4 st; 258 lb)
School Royal Belfast Academical Institution
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2020– Ulster 18 (5)
2020Munster (loan) 0 (0)
Correct as of 29 October 2023 [1]
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2019
2022
Ireland U20
Emerging Ireland
3
1
(5
0)
Correct as of 15 October 2022

Callum Reid (born 16 January 1999) is an Irish rugby union player who plays loosehead prop for United Rugby Championship side Ulster. [2]

He was part of the Ireland under-20 team that won the Grand Slam in the 2019 Six Nations Under 20s Championship. He played for Banbridge RFC for a season while in the Ulster sub-academy, and joined the academy ahead of the 2019–20 season. [3] He made his Ulster debut in Round 10 of the 2020–21 Pro14 against Munster, [4] making five appearances from the bench during the 2020–21 season, [1] and spent six weeks on loan with Munster. [5] He signed a development contract ahead of the 2021–22 season season, [6] and made another five appearances from the bench, [1] including against the Stormers in Cape Town, when he scored a controversially disallowed try. [7] He was selected for the Emerging Ireland squad for the Toyota Challenge in South Africa in September 2022. [8]

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The 2021–22 season was Ulster Rugby's 28th season since the advent of professionalism in rugby union, and Dan McFarland's fourth season as head coach. They competed in the inaugural United Rugby Championship and the European Rugby Champions Cup.

The 2020-21 season was Ulster's 27th season since the advent of professionalism in rugby union, and Dan McFarland's third season as head coach. Iain Henderson was captain. They competed in the Pro14, the Pro14 Rainbow Cup, the European Rugby Champions Cup and the European Rugby Challenge Cup.

The 2019–20 season was Ulster's 26th season since the advent of professionalism in rugby union, and Dan McFarland's second season as head coach. Lock Iain Henderson was named captain in place of retired hooker Rory Best. They competed in the Pro14 and the European Rugby Champions Cup. Both competitions were disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, he later stages being played in August, September and October 2020. In the Pro14, Ulster finished second in Conference A, making the playoffs and qualifying for next season's Champions Cup. They beat Edinburgh in the semi-final, but lost to Leinster in the final. They finished second in Pool 3 in the Champions Cup, qualifying for the quarter-finals, where they were beaten by Toulouse.

The 2022–23 season was Ulster Rugby's 29th season since the advent of professionalism in rugby union. They competed in the United Rugby Championship, finishing second in the league table and going out in the quarter-finals, and the European Rugby Champions Cup going out in the round of 16. It was Dan McFarland's fifth season as head coach. Scrum-half John Cooney was leading scorer with 154 points. Hooker Tom Stewart was leading try scorer with 17, and won the URC Top Try Scorer and Next-Gen Player of the Season awards.

The 2023–24 season is Ulster Rugby's 30th season since the advent of professionalism in rugby union. They compete in the United Rugby Championship and the European Rugby Champions Cup. It was Dan McFarland's sixth season as head coach, until he left his position on 21 February 2024. Assistant coach Dan Soper took temporary charge before Richie Murphy became available for the rest of the season.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Playing stats at ItsRugby.co.uk
  2. "Callum Reid". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  3. "Five New Entrants In Ulster Rugby Academy", Irish Rugby, 20 June 2019
  4. "Ulster 15-10 Munster: Northern province hold off visitors to extend unbeaten run". BBC Sport. 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  5. "Munster sign Ulster prop Callum Reid on emergency loan" The 42, 30 October 2020
  6. Future at Ulster for Milasinovich, McIlroy, Reid and Shanahan, Ulster Rugby, 2 February 2021
  7. Jonathan Bradley, "Controversial finish sees Ulster slip to defeat in Cape Town as disallowed Callum Reid try hands Stormers victory", Belfast Telegraph, 26 March 2022
  8. "Emerging Ireland Squad Named For Toyota Challenge In Bloemfontein", Irish Rugby, 14 September 2022