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Hika Reid

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Hika Reid
Birth nameHikatarewa Rockcliffe Reid
Date of birth (1958-04-08) 8 April 1958 (age 66)
Place of birthNgongotahā, New Zealand
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb)
SchoolWestern Heights High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1978–87 Bay of Plenty 85 ()
1988–89 Wellington 25 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1979 New Zealand Colts
1980–88 New Zealand Māori
1980–86 New Zealand 9 (8)

Hikatarewa Rockcliffe "Hika" Reid (born 8 April 1958) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A hooker, Reid represented Bay of Plenty and Wellington at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, between 1980 and 1986. He played 40 matches for the All Blacks including nine internationals.[1] He is remembered today for a spectacular try in the second test against Australia in Brisbane, 1980, in which he started and ended a counterattack from near the All Blacks' goal line.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Knight, Lindsay. "Hika Reid". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  2. ^ Winton Aldworth, Top 10 heroes of the Bledisloe Cup, NZ Herald, 30 July 2010
Awards
Preceded by Tom French Memorial
Māori rugby union player of the year

1980
1983
Succeeded by
Preceded by Succeeded by