Roland Reid

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Roland Reid
Birth nameRoland Reid
Date of birth (1978-09-13) 13 September 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Middelburg, South Africa
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight96 kg (15 st 2 lb; 212 lb)
SchoolSprings Hts
University Open University
Notable relative(s) Don Kitchenbrand, great uncle
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker / Wing
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Stirling County ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1999–2004 Glasgow Warriors 80 (95)
2004–05 London Irish ()
2005– Leeds Tykes ()
2006–09 Edinburgh ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1997–99 Golden Lions 1 (0)
2004 Golden Lions 9 (10)
2006 Boland Cavaliers 3 (5)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
South Africa U19
Scotland A 13
2001 Scotland 2 (5)
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
Scotland 8
Coaching career
YearsTeam
Scotland (women) (Asst)

Roland Reid (born 13 September 1978) is a Scottish rugby union coach and former professional player. He played twice for Scotland in 2001, for Scotland 7s and played professional club rugby for Glasgow Warriors, London Irish, Leeds Tykes and Edinburgh. Born in Middelburg, South Africa, Reid also played Currie Cup rugby for Golden Lions and Boland Cavaliers. Reid could play at either flanker, Number Eight or Wing.

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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]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Caley's Reid has a blue ambition". 5 November 1999.
  3. ↑ "Roland Reid Switches Back To Pack For Glasgow".
  4. ↑ "History Roland Reid". Statbunker.
  5. ↑ "Roland Reid Confirmed As A Wing". ercrugby.com.
  6. ↑ Sunday People (9 April 2005). "RUGBY UNION: REID TRY DUMPS QUINS IN MIRE". mirror.
  7. ↑ "Glasgow Warriors - Rugby Shorts".
  8. ↑ "Match Report - Ospreys Rugby".
  9. ↑ Alasdair Reid (20 August 2009). "Scotland international Roland Reid is forced to retire with persistent knee injury". Telegraph.co.uk.
  10. ↑ "SA rugby players big in England".
  11. ↑ "RUGBY UNION - Winger Reid's rapid promotion". BBC Sport. 12 September 2001.
  12. 1 2 "Squad - 1st Team - Rugby - Yorkshire Carnegie - Official Site : Players". Archived from the original on 23 December 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  13. ↑ "Rugby Union News: Roland Reid retires".
  14. ↑ "Roland Reid Retires From Rugby".
  15. ↑ "Scottish Rugby: Further International Honours for Roland Reid".
  16. ↑ Scotland Women get ready for new international season. 11 September 2013 – via YouTube.
  17. ↑ "Roland Reid, Edinburgh and Scotland back row, to retire". Herald Scotland. 20 August 2009.
  18. ↑ Robert Kitson (13 September 2001). "Scotland select South African-born Roland Reid". The Guardian.
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