Brian Thomas Reidy (27 January 1939 – 2 June 2016) was a New Zealand

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player who represented

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Playing career

Reidy played for the Marist club and represented

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. He made his debut for the

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in 1959, becoming Kiwi #383, but did not make his test match debut until 1961, against

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. Between 1959 and 1966, Reidy played 65 games for New Zealand, including 19 tests, scoring 34 tries in all. He could play anywhere in the backline, but turned out on the wing in all but one of his test match appearances.

Later years

Reidy went on serve as an administrator, on the NZ Kiwis Association, the Auckland Leagues Club and the board of the New Zealand Rugby League Museum. In 2015 he was made a life member of the

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. Reidy died in

on 2 June 2016.

References

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