Richard Reid (born 4 April 1993) is an Irish hurler who plays for Kilkenny Senior Championship club

Ballyhale Shamrocks Ballyhale Shamrocks is a Gaelic games club located in the parish of Ballyhale in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is a member of the Kilkenny branch of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). Founded in 1972, the club was a amalgamation of three team ...

and at inter-county level with the

Kilkenny senior hurling team The Kilkenny county hurling team represents County Kilkenny, Kilkenny in hurling and is governed by Kilkenny GAA, the County board (Gaelic games), county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the three major annual inte ...

. He usually lines out at midfield, and was nominated to become captain of the Kilkenny Senior hurlers for the 2022 season.

Playing career

Ballyhale Shamrocks

Reid joined the

club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage before eventually joining the club's top adult team in the senior grade. On 23 October 2011, Reid lined out in goal when Ballyhale Shamrocks faced James Stephens in the

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for the third time in five years. The game ended in an 0-11 to 1-08 draw. Reid was again selected in goal for the replay a week later but ended on the losing side following a 1-20 to 0-15 defeat. Reid lined out in a second successive

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on 11 November 2012. He maintained a clean sheet and secured his first winners' medal after a 0-16 to 0-12 defeat of Dicksboro. On 16 November 2014, Reid lined out in goal in a third

when Ballyhale faced

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. He ended the game with a second winners' medal following a 1-20 to 1-13 victory. On 7 December 2014, Reid won a Leinster Club Championship medal following a 0-21 to 1-14 extra-time defeat of Kilcormac/Killoughey in the

. On 17 March 2015, he lined out in goal when Ballyhale faced

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in the All-Ireland final. Reid ended the game with an All-Ireland medal after the 1-18 to 1-06 victory. Reid played in a fourth

with Ballyhale Shamrocks on 30 October 2016. Lining out at right wing-back, he ended the game on the losing side after scoring 1-05 in the 0-19 to 1-12 defeat by O'Loughlin Gaels. On 28 October 2018, Reid claimed his third winners' medal when Ballyhale Shamrocks defeated

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by 2-20 to 2-17 to win the Kilkenny Championship. He was again selected at left wing-back when Ballyhale faced

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in the Leinster final and ended the game with a second provincial winners' medal after the 2-21 to 0-11 victory. Reid was again selected at left wing-back when Ballyhale qualified for the All-Ireland final on 17 March 2019. He collected a second winners' medal following the 2-28 to 2-11 victory over St. Thomas's. On 27 October 2019, Reid lined out at left wing-back when Ballyhale Shamrocks faced James Stephens in the Kilkenny Championship final. He claimed a fourth winners' medal after the 2-21 to 1-15 victory.

Kilkenny

Minor and under-21

Reid first lined out for

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as a 16-year-old member of the minor team during the 2010 Leinster Championship. He made his first appearance for the team on 1 May 2010 when he came on as a substitute in a 2-13 to 0-09 defeat of

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. On 5 July 2010, Reid was an unused substitute when Kilkenny defeated Dublin by 1-20 to 0-10 to win the Leinster Championship. He was again listed amongst the substitutes when Kilkenny faced

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in the All-Ireland final on 6 September 2010. Reid was introduced as a 56th-minute substitute for Paul Holden and collected a winners' medal following the 2-10 to 0-14 victory. On 3 July 2011, Reid was selected at left corner-forward when Kilkenny faced Dublin in the Leinster final. He scored two points from play but ended the game on the losing side after a 1-14 to 1-11 defeat. Reid progressed on to the Kilkenny under-21 team as sub-goalkeeper in advance of the 2012 Leinster Championship. On 11 July 2012, he won a Leinster Championship medal as a non-playing substitute after a 4-24 to 1-13 defeat of

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in the final. Reid was again listed amongst the substitutes for the 2-17 to 2-11 All-Ireland final defeat by

on 15 September 2012. On 11 July 2013, Reid was selected at centre-forward when Kilkenny qualified for a second successive Leinster final. He scored three points from play but ended the game on the losing side after a 1-21 to 0-21 defeat by

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Senior

Reid was drafted onto the Kilkenny senior team as third-choice goalkeeper during the 2014 season. On 4 May 2014, he was a member of the extended panel when Kilkenny defeated Tipperary by 2-25 to 1-27 to win the

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. On 6 July 2014, Reid was again a member of the extended panel when Kilkenny secured the Leinster Championship after a 0-24 to 1-09 defeat of Dublin in the

. On 27 September 2014, he claimed an All-Ireland medal as a member of the extended panel after Kilkenny's 2-17 to 2-14 defeat of Tipperary in the All-Ireland final replay. Reid was promoted to second-choice goalkeeper during the 2015 season. He won a second successive Leinster Championship medal on 5 July 2015 as a non-playing substitute following Kilkenny's 1-25 to 2-15 defeat of

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in the

. On 6 September 2015, Reid was listed amongst the substitutes for the All-Ireland final against Galway. He remained on the bench throughout the game but collected a second successive All-Ireland medal following the 1-22 to 1-18 victory. On 6 March 2016, Reid made his first competitive appearance for Kilkenny when he lined out in goal in a 0-21 to 1-14 defeat of Galway in the

. He was named on the substitutes' bench for a third successive Leinster final on 3 July 2016. Reid remained on the bench for the entire game but collected his third winners' medal following a 1-26 to 0-22 defeat of Galway. Reid was again named amongst the substitutes for the All-Ireland final against Tipperary on 4 September 2016. He ended the game on the losing side following the 2-29 to 2-20 defeat. On 10 June 2017, Reid made his Leinster Championship debut when he was introduced as a 67th-minute substitute for Richie Hogan in a 1-20 to 3-11 defeat by Wexford at the semi-final stage. On 8 April 2018, Reid won a second National League medal as a non-playing substitute after Kilkenny's 2-23 to 2-17 defeat of Tipperary in the National League final. He was again selected amongst the substitutes when Kilkenny faced Galway in the Leinster final on 1 July 2018. Reid remained on the bench for the 0-18 apiece draw. He was again listed as a substitute for the 1-28 to 3-15 defeat in the replay a week later. On 30 June 2019, Reid was selected on the match-day panel when Kilkenny faced Wexford in the Leinster final. He remained on the bench for the 1-23 to 0-23 defeat. On 18 August 2019, Reid was again an unused substitute when Kilkenny suffered a 3-25 to 0-20 defeat by Tipperary in the All-Ireland final.

Career statistics

Honours

;St. Kieran's College * All-Ireland Colleges Senior Hurling Championship:

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Reid, Richie 1993 births Living people Ballyhale Shamrocks hurlers Kilkenny inter-county hurlers Hurling goalkeepers 21st-century Irish sportsmen