Hayden Reid
| Full name | Hayden Brian Reid | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 24 January 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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.[1] He is now a Pastor with the Curate Church.[2]
Biography
[edit]Reid was raised on a kiwifruit orchard in Te Puke and attended Te Puke High School.[2]
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.[2][3] He returned to the north island in 2002 and played twice for the Blues while attached to North Harbour.[2][4] 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.[2]
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.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "New Zealand down Fiji in Sevens". BBC News. 11 December 2004.
- ^ a b c d e f 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