Rugby player
| Full name | Hayden Brian Reid | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1978-01-24) 24 January 1978 (age 46) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Te Puke High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Otago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Pastor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hayden Brian Reid (born 24 January 1978) is a New Zealand former professional rugby union player and rugby sevens international. He is now a Pastor with the Curate Church.
Biography
Reid was raised on a kiwifruit orchard in Te Puke and attended Te Puke High School.
A utility back, Reid began playing with Otago in 1999 after moving to Dunedin for university and he appeared once for the Highlanders during the 2001 Super 12 season. He returned to the north island in 2002 and played twice for the Blues while attached to North Harbour. After two years back home competing with the Bay of Plenty, Reid played professional rugby in Italy from 2006 to 2010, with two seasons each at Viadana and Roma.
Reid is a former maths teacher at Tauranga Boys College and has been a Pastor from 2014 to 2024 before returning to Tauranga Boys College.
References
- "New Zealand down Fiji in Sevens". BBC News. 11 December 2004.
- ^ Gibbs, Carly (26 February 2018). "Pro rugby player Reid turns church pastor". NZ Herald.
- "Reid assists Yamacia". Fiji Broadcasting Corporation. 11 March 2016.
- "Hayden Brian Reid". New Zealand Rugby History.
- 1978 births
- Living people
- New Zealand rugby union players
- New Zealand international rugby sevens players
- Rugby union fullbacks
- Rugby union wings
- Otago rugby union players
- North Harbour rugby union players
- Bay of Plenty rugby union players
- Highlanders (rugby union) players
- Blues (Super Rugby) players
- Rugby Viadana players
- Rugby Roma Olimpic players
- New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in Italy
- People from Te Puke
- Rugby union players from the Bay of Plenty Region
- People educated at Te Puke High School
- New Zealand Christian clergy