Callum Reid (rugby union, born 1999)

Callum Reid (born 16 January 1999) is an Irish rugby union player who plays loosehead prop for United Rugby Championship side Ulster.[2]

Callum Reid
Date of birth (1999-01-16) 16 January 1999 (age 25)
Place of birthNorthern Ireland
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight117 kg (18.4 st; 258 lb)
SchoolRoyal Belfast Academical Institution
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2021-23 Banbridge 11 (0)
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2020– Ulster 20 (5)
2020Munster (loan) 0 (0)
Correct as of 18 October 2024[1]
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2019
2022
Ireland U20
Emerging Ireland
3
1
(5
0)
Correct as of 15 October 2022

He was part of the Ireland under-20 team that won the Grand Slam in the 2019 Six Nations Under 20s Championship. He played for Banbridge RFC for a season while in the Ulster sub-academy, and joined the academy ahead of the 2019–20 season.[3] He made his Ulster debut in Round 10 of the 2020–21 Pro14 against Munster,[4] making five appearances from the bench during the 2020–21 season,[1] and spent six weeks on loan with Munster.[5] He signed a development contract ahead of the 2021–22 season,[6] and made another five appearances from the bench,[1] including against the Stormers in Cape Town, when he scored a controversially disallowed try.[7] He was selected for the Emerging Ireland squad for the Toyota Challenge in South Africa in September 2022.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Playing stats at ItsRugby.co.uk
  2. ^ "Callum Reid". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Five New Entrants In Ulster Rugby Academy", Irish Rugby, 20 June 2019
  4. ^ "Ulster 15-10 Munster: Northern province hold off visitors to extend unbeaten run". BBC Sport. 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Munster sign Ulster prop Callum Reid on emergency loan" The 42, 30 October 2020
  6. ^ Future at Ulster for Milasinovich, McIlroy, Reid and Shanahan, Ulster Rugby, 2 February 2021
  7. ^ Jonathan Bradley, "Controversial finish sees Ulster slip to defeat in Cape Town as disallowed Callum Reid try hands Stormers victory", Belfast Telegraph, 26 March 2022
  8. ^ "Emerging Ireland Squad Named For Toyota Challenge In Bloemfontein", Irish Rugby, 14 September 2022
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