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Hugh Reece-Edwards
South African rugby union footballer and coach
Hugh Meredith Reece-Edwards (born 5 January 1961) is a former South African rugby union player.[1] His regular playing position was Full-Back.
| Birth name | Hugh Meredith Reece-Edwards | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1961-01-05) 5 January 1961 (age 63) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (212 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Northlands Boys’ High School, Durban | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Reece-Edwards represented Natal and made his debut for the province in 1982. He played for Natal until 1995 in 165 matches and scored a record of 1114 points. He was a member of the Natal team that won the Currie Cup in 1990 and 1992.[2]
Reece-Edwards toured with the Springboks to France and England in 1992 and to Australia in 1993. He made his test debut against France on 17 October 1992 at the Stade de Gerland in Lyon. He played in the following test against France and then in one test on the Australian tour.[3] He also played in nine tour matches scoring 103 points (3 tries, 23 conversions and 14 penalties).
Test history
| No. | Opponents | Results (RSA 1st) | Position | Tries | Dates | Venue |
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| 1. |  France | 20–15 | Full-back | 17 October 1992 | Stade de Gerland, Lyon | |
| 2. | France | 16–29 | Full-back | 24 October 1992 | Parc des Princes, Paris | |
| 3. |  Australia | 20–28 | Full-back | 14 August 1993 | Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane |
Reece-Edwards acted as the assistant coach to Ian McIntosh at the Sharks from 1996 to 1999. In 2000 he was appointed as head coach, but his tenure only lasted for one year and was he replaced by Rudolf Straeuli.
- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 569
- "Hugh Reece–Edwards". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- Grieb, Eddie (2016). SOUTH AFRICAN RUGBY ANNUAL 2016. Cape Town: SOUTH AFRICAN RUGBY. p. 272. ISBN 978-0620692908. OCLC 957740131.
- Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. pp. 127–128, 133. ISBN 0140250174. OCLC 36916860.