Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Risteard Ó Maoildeirg | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Right wing-back | ||
Born | 1956 (age 60–61) Ballyhale, County Kilkenny, Ireland |
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Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Ballyhale Shamrocks | |||
Club titles | |||
Kilkenny titles | 2 | ||
Leinster titles | 1 | ||
All-Ireland Titles | 1 | ||
Inter-county(ies)* | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1978-1981 1988-1989 |
Kilkenny Dublin |
10 (0-00) 1 (0-00) |
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Inter-county titles | |||
Leinster titles | 2 | ||
All-Irelands | 1 | ||
NHL | 0 | ||
All Stars | 0 | ||
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 17:24, 20 June 2015. |
Richard "Richie" Reid (born 1956) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a wing-back for the Kilkenny and Dublin senior teams.
Born in Ballyhale, County Kilkenny, Reid first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of nineteen when he first linked up with the Kilkenny under-21 team. He made his senior debut during the 1978 championship. Reid immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen and won one All-Ireland medal and two Leinster medals. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.
At club level Reid is a one-time All-Ireland medallist with Ballyhale Shamrocks. In addition to this he has also won one Leinster medal and two championship medals. With Faughs Reid won two championship medals.
His nephew, T. J. Reid, is a six time All-Ireland medallist with Kilkenny.
Throughout his career Reid made 11 championship appearances. His retirement came following the conclusion of the 1989 championship.
In 1979 Reid enjoyed his first success with the Ballyhale Shamrocks senior team. A 3-12 to 1-6 defeat of reigning champions Erin's Own secured a first championship medal for Reid.