Justin Reid-Ross (born 16 July 1986) is a retired

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player who played as a defender for the

South African national team South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz' ...

. At the

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, he competed for the

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in the men's tournament. He played a total of 97 caps for the national team from 2006 to 2014.

Club career

Reid-Ross came to the Netherlands in 2010 to play for Pinoké. After four seasons he left Pinoké for

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. In the 2014–15 season he became the top scorer in the Dutch Hoofdklasse. He also played for the

Ranchi Rhinos Ranchi Rhinos (abbreviated as RR) was a field hockey team based in Ranchi, Jharkhand that played in the Hockey India League. The team won the inaugural season of Hockey India League defeating Delhi Waveriders by 2-1. It is owned by Patel-Uniexce ...

, the

Ranchi Rays Ranchi Rays (RCR) is an Indian field hockey team based in Ranchi, Jharkhand that competes in the Hockey India League (HIL). It was announced as the newest team to replace the defunct Ranchi Rhinos on 25 October 2014. It is owned by Indian cric ...

and the

Delhi Waveriders Delhi Waveriders (DLW) is a field hockey franchise based in Delhi that plays in the Hockey India League. It is owned by The Wave Group. The captain of the team for HIL 2016 is Simon Child with Rupinder Pal Singh being the Vice-Captain of the tea ...

in the

Hockey India League Hockey India League (HIL), known as the Coal India Hockey India League is a professional field hockey league in India. The league is organized by Hockey India, the governing body for the sport in India. HIL, along with the Indian Premier League, ...

from 2013 to 2017. In 2020 he had to leave Amsterdam and he went to

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. After one season at Hurley he retired as a hockey player.

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* 1986 births Living people South African male field hockey players Male field hockey defenders Field hockey players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup players 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup players Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics 2014 Men's Hockey World Cup players Commonwealth Games competitors for South Africa Olympic field hockey players for South Africa Sportspeople from Stellenbosch Amsterdamsche Hockey & Bandy Club players South African expatriates in the Netherlands Hockey India League players Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey players Pinoké players {{SouthAfrica-fieldhockey-bio-stub