Harold Halliday Rea (born 18 March 1946) is an academic and former Ireland international rugby union player.[1]
| Full name | Harold Halliday Rea | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 18 March 1946 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Belfast Royal Academy | ||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Professor of medicine | ||||||||||||||||
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Early life edit
Born in Belfast, Rea was educated at Belfast Royal Academy, where he followed his brothers John and Richard in captaining the first XV.[2] He led the school to the 1964 Ulster Schools' Cup title (shared with Campbell College).[3]
Rugby career edit
Rea played his senior rugby with Edinburgh University, North of Ireland, London Irish and Ulster, while winning two Ireland caps as a centre. He made his debut in Ireland's 1967 win over the touring Wallabies and played a 1969 Five Nations match against France, both at Lansdowne Road.[4]
Medicine edit
Rea moved to New Zealand in 1974 to take over an Auckland medical practice.[4] He became a professor of medicine.[5]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Unlucky Harry Rea Is Omitted". Belfast News-Letter. 4 May 1970.
- ^ "B.R.A's Rea of hope for Schools' Cup". Belfast News-Letter. 17 March 1964.
- ^ "Ireland: Rugby: Schools' Cup final facts ..." Belfast Telegraph. 31 March 2001.
- ^ a b "Harry Rea Auckland bound". Belfast Telegraph. 15 August 1974.
- ^ Fuatai, Teuila (8 June 2017). "Getting back to grassroots healthcare in South Auckland". Newsroom.