Roland Reid

Roland Reid
Full name Roland Reid
Date of birth (1978-09-13) 13 September 1978
Place of birth Middelburg, South Africa
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 96 kg (15 st 2 lb)
School Springs Hts
University Open University
Notable relative(s) Don Kitchenbrand, great uncle
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Flanker / Wing
Amateur clubs
Years Club / team
Stirling County
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1999–2004
2004–05
2005–
2006–09		 Glasgow Warriors
London Irish
Yorkshire Carnegie
Edinburgh		 79 (95)
Provincial/State sides
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1997–99
2004
2006		 Golden Lions
Golden Lions
Boland Cavaliers		 1
9
3		 (0)
(10)
(5)
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)


2001		 South Africa U19
Scotland A
Scotland
13
2

(5)
Sevens national teams
Years Club / team Comps
Scotland 8
Coaching career
Years Club / team
Scotland (women) (Asst)

Roland Reid (born 13 September 1978 in Middelburg, South Africa) is a South African-born Scottish rugby union footballer who played for Glasgow Warriors and Scotland. He could play at either flanker, Number Eight or Wing.

Reid's father was from Greenock and thus he came to Scotland already Scottish-Qualified.[1] Reid's great uncle Don Kitchenbrand[2] played football for Glasgow Rangers in the 1950s.[3]

He began his career in South Africa playing for the Golden Lions between 1997 and 1999.[4]

In 1999, he moved to Scotland and played for Glasgow Warriors.[5] He was with Glasgow till 2004.[6][7] He regularly changed positions for the side.[8]

He returned to South Africa to play Currie Cup rugby with the Golden Lions during the 2004 Currie Cup Premier Division.[4]

In season 2004-05 he moved to London Irish.[9]

The following season he moved to Leeds Carnegie.

He played for the provincial side Boland Cavaliers in the 2006 Currie Cup First Division.[4] He helped them win the competition to gain promotion to the Currie Cup Premier Division.[10]

Reid then moved back to Scotland where he then played for Edinburgh until his retrial.[11] While at Edinburgh he gained a UKCC Level 1 coaching certificate.[12]

Reid played for the South Africa U19 side before switching allegiance to Scotland.[13] He received his first full Scotland cap in 2001.[14] He also played for Scotland A and Scotland Sevens.[2] He helped the Sevens side win the World Cup Plate in March 2008.[15]

He retired from professional rugby in 2009 after a persistent knee injury.[16]

He played at amateur level for Stirling County.[17]

He became the Assistant Coach for Scotland's Women Rugby side[18] under Julie Maxton in 2013.

He has a psychology degree from the Open University and has a performance coaching business.[19]

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