Hika Reid
| Full name | Hikatarewa Rockcliffe Reid | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 8 April 1958 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rotorua, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Western Heights High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Hooker | ||
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| New Zealand No. | 809 | ||
| Provincial / State sides | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1978–87 1988–89 |
Bay of Plenty Wellington |
85 25 |
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| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1979 1980–88 1980–86 |
New Zealand Colts New Zealand Māori New Zealand |
9 |
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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. 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.
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