Sana Torium "Tori" Reid (22 September 1912 – 19 March 2003) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A lock and flanker, Reid represented East Coast and Hawke's Bay at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1935 to 1937. He played 27 matches for the All Blacks including nine internationals.[1] Affiliating to Ngāti Porou,[2] Reid represented New Zealand Māori between 1931 and 1949.[1] In a long first-class career from 1929 to 1952, he played 157 games, which was then a New Zealand record.[1] Between 1952 and 1954, Reid served as a New Zealand Māori selector.[1]
![]() Sana Torium in 1935 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Birth name | Sana Torium Reid | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 22 September 1912 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Tokomaru Bay, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 19 March 2003 | (aged 90)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Hastings, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Tolaga Bay High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He was selected by the editors of the 1937 Rugby Almanac of New Zealand as one of their 5 players of the year.
References
edit- ^ a b c d Luxford, Bob. "Tori Reid". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- ^ "Tori (Sana Torium) Reid". Māori Sports Awards. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
External links
edit- Photograph of Sana Torium Reid. Crown Studios Ltd: negatives and prints. Ref: 1/2-205449-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand.