Sean Reidy

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Sean Reidy
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Date of birth (1989-05-10) 10 May 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Auckland, New Zealand
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight104 kg (16 st 5 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Current team Ulster
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2013, 2022-
2014–2022		 Counties Manukau
Ulster 		8
151		 (10)
(100)
Correct as of 20 April 2022 [1]
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016–2017 Ireland 2 (5)
Correct as of 24 Jun 2017

Sean Reidy (born 10 May 1989) is a New Zealand-born Irish rugby union player who played flanker for Ulster Rugby from 2014 to 2022, and has two caps for Ireland.

Born in Auckland, New Zealand, [2] he is Irish-qualified through his grandfather, who was born in County Kerry. [3] His uncle Rod Ketels played for the All-Blacks. [4] He played for Counties Manukau in the 2013 ITM Cup, [1] and scored the winning try in the 2013 Ranfurly Shield against Hawke's Bay, [5] but was unable to progress to Super Rugby level. [4] He wrote to all four Irish provinces requesting a trial, [6] and signed a short-tem contract with Ulster ahead of the 2014–15 season.

Injuries curtailed his appearances in his first season with Ulster, but he became much more prominent in 2015–16, [7] making 23 appearances including 16 starts, scoring five tries and making 176 tackles. [8] [1] He was selected for the 32-man Ireland squad to tour South Africa in June 2016. [9] In 2016–17 he made 27 appearances including 24 starts, [1] making 329 tackles and scoring four tries. [10] He was named Rugby Writers' Player of the Year in the 2017 Ulster Rugby Awards. [11] In 2017–18 he made 22 appearances including 18 starts, scoring four tries and making 196 tackles. [12] In 2018–19 he made 25 appearances including 16 starts, making 215 tackles and scoring one try. [13] He made his 100th appearance for Ulster in March 2019 against the Dragons. [2] In 2019–20 he made 19 appearances including 16 starts, scoring two tries. [1] In 2020–21 he made 19 appearances including 13 starts, scoring five tries and making 218 tackles and seven turnovers, [14] but missed the second half of the season with a shoulder injury that required surgery. [15] His opportunities in 2021–22 were limited, with seven appearances and two starts, [1] and he was released at the end of the season, to return to New Zealand. [16]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Playing stats at ItsRugby.co.uk
  2. 1 2 Brendan Crossan, "Century man Sean Reidy ready for Dragons showdown", The Irish News, 2 March 2019
  3. ↑ David Kelly, "Back-row revelation Reidy bringing it all back home to Ulster", Irish Independent, 5 May 2016
  4. 1 2 Jonathan Bradley, "Versatile Reidy happy to pitch into frantic endgame", Belfast Telegraph, 23 January 2016
  5. ↑ "Former Counties loose forward Sean Reidy in Ireland squad to face Boks", Stuff.co.nz, 26 May 2016
  6. ↑ Declan Bogue, "Dragons v Ulster: ‘Rollercoaster’ on upswing as Sean Reidy reaches his 100th cap", The Times, 2 March 2019
  7. ↑ "Ulster's Sean Reidy and Ricky Lutton sign contract extensions", Belfast Telegraph, 24 February 2016
  8. ↑ Ulster: Season Review 2015 – 2016, The Front Row Union, 23 May 2016
  9. ↑ "Sean Reidy's on rise after earning his first Irish call-up". belfasttelegraph. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  10. ↑ Ulster Rugby: Who did what 2016 – 2017, The Front Row Union, 17 May 2017
  11. ↑ "Departing Duo Receive Ulster Rugby Awards", Irish Rugby, 7 May 2017
  12. ↑ Ulster Rugby: Who did what 2017-18, The Front Row Union, 25 June 2018
  13. ↑ Ulster Men: Who did what 2018-19, The From Row Union, 18 July 2019
  14. ↑ Ulster 2020-21 - Who Did What?, The Front Row Union, 12 August 2021
  15. ↑ Jonathan Bradley, "Sean Reidy set for extended spell out but Ulster Rugby wait on Jacob Stockdale ahead of crunch PRO14 tie in Leinster", Belfast Telegraph, 5 January 2021
  16. ↑ Neil Treacy, "McGrath and Reidy among five Ulster departures", RTÉ Sport, 26 May 2022
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