Miles Reid (rugby union)

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Miles Reid
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Birth nameMiles Reid
Date of birth (1998-09-05) 5 September 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Bath, England
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight105 kg (16 st 7 lb; 231 lb) [1]
School Beechen Cliff School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Openside Flanker
Current team Bath
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2018– Bath 90 (55)
Correct as of 21 January 2024

Miles Reid (born 5 September 1998) is a rugby union player for Bath Rugby. He plays as a back row forward.

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Career

Reid made his senior debut for Bath in January 2018 against Newcastle Falcons in the Anglo-Welsh Cup. Bath won 21–8 at the Rec. [2]

He received praise for his performance against Ospreys as Bath won 32–19 to make the 2017–18 Anglo-Welsh Cup semi finals. [3]

In February 2024, he signed a new three-and-a-half-year contract with Bath, having made 91 first team appearances, including several as captain. [4] He was named in the starting XV for his 100th appearance for Bath at the Rec against Northampton Saints on the opening day of the 2024-25 season. [5]

Personal life

From Bath, his father Mark was a rugby player at Bath RFC and played for Bath United/Spartans during the 1980s. Reid was educated at Beechen Cliff School, Bath, alongside Bath Rugby teammates Tom de Glanville and Orlando Bailey. [6] [7]

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References

  1. "Miles Reid". web page. Bath Rugby. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  2. "Dream come true as University students Will Britton and Miles Reid help Bath Rugby to Anglo-Welsh Cup victory on debut - Team Bath". www.teambath.com. 27 January 2018.
  3. "Charlie Ewels on the 'absolute freak' in Bath Rugby's back row". 4 February 2018.
  4. Evely, John (7 February 2024). "'I want to recreate the golden days' - Miles Reid commits to Bath Rugby". Somerset Live. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  5. Raisey, Josh (19 September 2024). "Two debutants on Bath bench for Premiership final repeat versus Saints". Rugby Pass. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  6. Jones, Owain (6 May 2023). "Miles Reid: 'My grandparents were stopped from buying a house in Bath because they were black'" . Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  7. "Miles Reid - Player Profile".