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 25)
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]

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. [5] [6]

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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. 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.
  6. "Miles Reid - Player Profile".