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Noel Reid
Birth nameNoel Reid
Date of birth (1990-05-22) 22 May 1990 (age 34)
Place of birthDublin, Ireland
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight92 kg (14.5 st; 203 lb)
SchoolSt Michael's College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre, Fly-half
Current team Toronto Arrows
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Clontarf ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011–2019 Leinster 120 (103)
2019–2020 Leicester Tigers 19 (45)
2020–2022 Agen 16 (8)
2022 London Irish 2 (8)
2023– Toronto Arrows ()
Correct as of 18 March 2023
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2008 Ireland Schools 2
2009 Ireland U20 6 (34)
2013 Emerging Ireland 3
2015 Ireland Wolfhounds 1
2014 Ireland 1
Correct as of 10 February 2015

Noel Reid (born 22 May 1990) is an Irish rugby union player who currently plays for the Toronto Arrows in Major League Rugby (MLR). His preferred position is fly-half or centre.

Between 2011 and 2019 he played 120 games for Leinster. He has also played professionally for Leicester Tigers, London Irish and Agen.

Early career

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In 2007, Reid won the Leinster Schools Rugby Senior Cup with St Michael's College.[1]

Professional career

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Leinster

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He made his senior debut in September 2012 against the Scarlets and scored a hattrick on his debut.[2] During his time at Leinster he was part of three European Rugby Champions Cup winning squads and four Pro14 winning squads.

Leicester Tigers

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Ahead of the 2019–20 season, Reid joined English Premiership side Leicester Tigers.[3] He left ahead of the 2020–21 season, having made 19 appearances.[4]

Agen

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He signed with France Top14 side Agen ahead of the 2020–21 season.[5] Agen was relegated at the end of the season with Reid having made 11 appearances. After a further 5 appearances in the ProD2, he left for London Irish.

London Irish

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Reid was signed by Premiership Rugby side London Irish in February 2022 for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[6] He made his debut against Harlequin sin the Premiership Rugby Cup.

Ireland

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Reid made his senior debut for Ireland on 14 June 2014 when coming off the bench in the second test of the tour to Argentina.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Leinster First XV". Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  2. ^ "All Fixtures & Results".
  3. ^ "Noel Reid agrees move to Leicester". Leicester Tigers. 22 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Leicester Tigers: Manu Tuilagi & Kyle Eastmond leave Premiership club". BBC Sport. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Ireland flyhalf Noel Reid signs two-year deal with Agen". Talking Rugby Union. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Irish add fly-half Reid to squad | 24th February 2022 | News". London Irish. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  7. ^ "As it happened: Argentina v Ireland, summer tour 2nd Test · The Score". Archived from the original on 16 June 2014.
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