Tom Reid (rugby union)

Last updated

Tom Reid
Birth nameThomas Eymard Reid
Date of birth(1926-03-03)3 March 1926
Place of birth Limerick, Ireland
Date of death12 November 1996(1996-11-12) (aged 70)
Place of death Montreal, Canada
SchoolChristian Boys' College, Limerick
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Garryowen Football Club ()
London Irish ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1953–1957 Ireland 13 (0)
1955 British and Irish Lions 2 (0)

Tom Eymard Reid (3 March 1926 – 12 November 1996) was a rugby union player from Limerick, Ireland who played in the lock position. O'Connor played club rugby with Garryowen and London Irish, was capped thirteen times for Ireland, and was a member of the British and Irish Lions team that toured in 1955.

Contents

Personal life

Tom Reid was born on 3 March 1926 in Limerick, Ireland. His father, Joe Reid had also played rugby for Garryowen and his cousin was the Irish international Paddy Reid. [1] Reid attended the Christian Boys' College in Limerick. As well as playing rugby, Reid also rowed for Limerick Boat Club. [2]

Rugby career

Reid first appearance for the Garryowen club came in the 1947-48 season. With Garryowen, he won the Munster Senior Cup on three occasions, including 1954 when he was the club captain. He played for the Munster representative team in matches against international opposition; against Australia in 1947, South Africa in 1951 and New Zealand in 1954. He later played for London Irish. [3]

His first appearance for Ireland was in the 1953 Five Nations Championship, against England. In January 1954 against New Zealand, he moved from his usual position at lock to play at Number 8. He returned to lock for subsequent appearances in the 1954 and 1955 Five Nations Championship matches. [4]

Reid was included in the squad for the British Lions tour to South Africa in 1955. During the tour, Reid played in ten tour games against local opposition and two out of the four test matches against the South Africa national team; the second test where he played at Number 8 position and the third test where he reverted to his usual position at lock. [5]

In December 1955, Reid played at Flanker in a combined Scotland & Ireland team that played a combined England & Wales team at Lansdowne Road to mark the opening of the West Upper Stand at the venue. Further appearances for Ireland followed in the 1956 Five Nations and the 1957 Five Nations, the only edition of the championship where Reid played in all four of Ireland's games. His 13th and final game for Ireland came in that championship, against Wales. [4]

Reid also played 14 games for the Barbarians invitational team, including six games on the team's first overseas tour to Canada in 1957. Reid decided to emigrate to Canada following the tour. [6] In 1959 Reid played for the Eastern Canada team in their match against the British Lions. As of 2017 (note as well as Ricki Flutey (NZ Maori 2005 v Lions, and played for the lions in 2009), James Hook also played for and against the Lions (Lions 2009, baabaas 2013), and Jarred Payne and Elliot Daly both played for the baabaas against the lions in 2013 and subsequently played for the lions on tour in 2017. Multiple Lions also played for the BaaBaas in 1977, and tbc whether any of the Welsh XV who played the Lions in 1955 had previously played for, or subsequently went on to play for, the Lions), he is one of only two players to have played both for and against the Lions. [7]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">British & Irish Lions</span> British and Irish rugby union team

The British & Irish Lions is a rugby union team selected from players eligible for the national teams of England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. The Lions are a test side and most often select players who have already played for their national team, although they can pick uncapped players who are eligible for any of the four unions. The team tours every four years, with these rotating between Australia, New Zealand and South Africa in order. The most recent test series, the 2021 series against South Africa, was won 2–1 by South Africa.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Barbarian F.C.</span> British rugby union team

The Barbarian Football Club, known as the Barbarians, is a British-based invitational rugby union club. The Barbarians play in black and white hoops, though players wear socks from their own club strip. Membership is by invitation. As of 2011, players from 31 countries had played for them. Traditionally at least one uncapped player is selected for each match.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Keith Wood</span> Irish rugby union player

Keith Wood is an Irish former rugby union player who played as a hooker at international level for Ireland, and the British & Irish Lions. He also played at club level for Garryowen, Harlequins and Munster. He was nicknamed 'The Raging Potato' because of his bald head, and as 'Uncle Fester' due to his resemblance to the character in The Addams Family. Wood is considered by many to have been the best hooker in rugby union during his era, winning the inaugural World Rugby Player of the Year award, and to be among the best hookers in the history of the game.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thomond Park</span> Sports stadium in Limerick, Ireland

Thomond Park is a stadium in Limerick in the Irish province of Munster. The stadium is owned by the Munster Rugby and has Shannon RFC and UL Bohemian RFC as tenants. Limerick FC played home games in Thomond Park from 2013 to 2015 in the League of Ireland while the Markets Field was being redeveloped. The capacity of the stadium is 25,600 following its large-scale redevelopment in 2008.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Garryowen Football Club</span> Rugby union club in Limerick, Ireland

Garryowen Football Club, usually referred to as Garryowen, is a rugby union club from Limerick, Ireland. As at the 2024–25 season, it plays in Division 1A of the All-Ireland League. Historically, Garryowen has been one of the most successful clubs in Irish rugby union.

Thomas Elliot MBE was a Scotland international rugby union player. His regular playing position was Prop.

Anthony Joseph Patrick Ward, commonly referred to as Tony Ward, is an Irish former rugby union and football player during the 1970s and 1980s. He played rugby as a fly-half for, among others, Munster, Leinster, Ireland, the British and Irish Lions and the Barbarians. Ward was selected 1979 European rugby player of the year.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alun Wyn Jones</span> Wales and British Lions international rugby union player

Alun Wyn Jones is a Welsh former international rugby union player who played as a lock. He played most of his career for Ospreys and for the Wales national team. He is the world's most-capped rugby union player, with 158 caps for Wales and 13 for the British & Irish Lions, and also holds the records for the most Wales caps and the second most Wales caps as captain. He retired from rugby in 2023.

Noel Arthur Augustine Murphy is a former Irish rugby union player who represented Munster, Ireland, the British Lions and the Barbarians as a flanker. He also played club rugby for both Cork Constitution and Garryowen. Since retiring as a player, Murphy has remained involved in rugby union, both as a coach and administrator.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rex Willis</span> British Lions & Wales international rugby union footballer

William Rex Willis was a Welsh international rugby union scrum-half who played club rugby for Cardiff and invitational rugby for the Barbarians. He won 21 caps for Wales and was selected to play in the British Lions on the 1950 tour of Australia and New Zealand.

Benjamin Gordon Malison Wood was a rugby union footballer who represented Ireland and the British and Irish Lions during the 1950s and early 1960s. He also played for both Garryowen and Munster. His son Keith Wood would later play for the same four teams.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">East Africa rugby union team</span> Rugby team

Established in 1950, the East Africa rugby union team is a multi-national rugby union team drawing players from Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, though the vast majority of these came from Kenya which has traditionally been the strongest rugby playing nation in the region. The team has played against incoming international, representative and club touring sides and it conducted seven tours between 1954 and 1982.

Patrick Joseph Reid was an Irish dual-code rugby centre. Reid played club rugby under the rugby union code for Garryowen, and played international rugby for Ireland, and was part of the Grand Slam winning team of 1948. The following season, he switched codes, joining professional rugby league club Huddersfield, before ending his league career with Halifax.

Brendan Oliver Foley is an Irish former rugby union player, who played in the amateur era of the sport. He played primarily as a lock. Foley spent most of his club career with Shannon in Limerick and played at provincial level for Munster, starting in the team's famous victory over New Zealand in 1978. Foley also played internationally for Ireland, winning 11 caps between 1976 and 1981. Foley is the father of two Ireland rugby internationals Anthony Foley (1973–2016) and Rosie Foley.

Thomas Michael Curry is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a flanker for Premiership Rugby club Sale Sharks and the England national team.

Tom Clifford was an Irish rugby union player who played in the prop position. Clifford played club rugby with Young Munster, represented the Munster provincial team, was capped 14 times for Ireland, and was a member of the Lions team that toured in 1950.

Anthony Thomas Voyce was an English rugby union player who played in the flanker position. Voyce played club rugby with Gloucester RFC, was capped 29 times for England, and was a member of the British Isles team that toured in 1924.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Noel Henderson</span> Rugby player

Noel Joseph Henderson was a rugby union player from Northern Ireland, who played in the centre position. Henderson played club rugby with North of Ireland F.C., was capped forty times for Ireland, and was a member of the British and Irish Lions team that toured in 1950.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gordon Rimmer</span> British Lions & England international rugby union player

Gordon Rimmer was an English rugby union player who played in the scrum-half position. Rimmer played club rugby with Southport RFC and Waterloo FC, represented Lancashire county, was capped 12 times for England, and was a member of the British Lions team that toured in 1950.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mick Lane (rugby union)</span> Irish rugby union player (born 1926)

Michael Francis Lane is an Irish rugby union player who played in the wing position. Lane played club rugby with University College Cork, represented the Munster provincial team, was capped 17 times for Ireland, and was a member of the Lions team that toured in 1950.

References

  1. ↑ Mulqueen, Charlie (10 January 2016). "Limerick mourns as Grand slam hero Paddy Reid passes away". Irish Examiner.
  2. ↑ "Tom Reid" (PDF). Limerick Leader. 17 January 1953. p. 5. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 December 2017 – via Limerick City Library.
  3. ↑ "Worthy Honour for Limerick Rugby Forward" (PDF). Limerick Leader. 23 March 1955. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 December 2017 – via Limerick City Library.
  4. 1 2 "Player: Tom Reid". ESPN Scrum.
  5. ↑ van Esbeck, Edmund (11 December 1996). "Tributes to Tom Reid". Irish Times.
  6. ↑ "Player Archive: T. E. Reid". Barbarian F.C.
  7. ↑ Thomas, Clem; Thomas, Greg (2013). 125 Years of The British and Irish Lions. Mainstream Publishing. p. 230. ISBN   9781780576657.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.