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Paddy Reid
Patrick "Paddy" Joseph Reid (born 17 March 1924)〔(Paddy Reid player profile ) Scrum.com〕 was an Irish dual-code rugby centre. Reid played club rugby under the rugby union code for Garryowen and played international rugby for Ireland, and was part of the Grand Slam winning team of 1948. The following season, he switched codes, joining professional rugby league side Huddersfield, before ending his league career with Halifax.
==Rugby union==
Reid came to note as a rugby player when he represented Garryowen in the 1940s; playing his first game against University College, Galway. In 1947 he won his first international cap, when he was selected to face Australia on their 1947–48 tour. The Irish team started the match with eight new caps, and Reid was partnered with Kevin Joseph Quinn at centre, the only player with any past international experience in the three-quarter positions. Australia were far too strong for Ireland, beating them 16–3.
Despite the loss, the Irish selectors kept faith with Reid and he returned into the Ireland team for the opening game of the 1948 Five Nations Championship. After the defeat to Australia there was little to suggest the Irish would have a successful season, though the campaign started well with a victory over France in Paris. It was a good game for Reid, as he also scored his first and only international points, running the ball under the posts after a tactical line-out.〔 The following game saw Karl Mullen appointed Ireland team captain, and the tactical changes he brought to the team turned the squad into a far superior unit. Although Ireland did not possess the talent of other teams, as a unit they began to play a more defensive and tight game, taking their chances wisely. The new tactical play gave Ireland victory over England in a close game at Twickenham. The last two games of the Championship were both played at home, the first a win over Scotland at Lansdowne Road, for which Reid was omitted.〔 The Scottish victory gave Ireland the Championship title, but the team had not won a Triple Crown title since 1899. A win over Wales would give Ireland the Triple Crown. Reid was reinstated back into the team for the Wales encounter, this time played at Ravenhill. The Irish pressured Wales in the first half, and a late try by prop John "Jack" Daly gave Ireland a famous Triple Crown and Grand Slam win;〔(It Was 60 Years Ago Today ) IRFU website 13 March 2008〕 a feat the national team would not repeat until 2009.〔(O'Driscoll, O'Gara, Oh, Ireland have only gone and done it ) guardian.co.uk, 21 March 2009〕
The Irish team were carried from the ground by their supporters, and after a celebration dinner the team members went their own way. Reid, Daly and Des O'Brien went to a dance after the game, and spent the night in police custody after some "high jinks" with an Orange flute band.〔(Why we still feel compelled to worship these glorious rugby amateurs of 1948 ) Independent, Eoghan Corry; 15 March 2008〕
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