Reid to represent Australia on international hockey stage

Field Hockey

David Reid of Wadalba has been selected to play for the Australian country hockey team during its tour of Singapore and Malaysia in April, following his captaincy of the NSW country state team which competed at the national challenge in Albany WA last August.

After a two-year hiatus due to COVID-10, the Hockey Australia Country Challenge returned in 2022, with the best 18 players from all states and the Australian Defence Forces selected to compete internationally.

Reid, a goalkeeper, had played for the state in the previous seven challenges, with NSW winning on each occasion.

Unfortunately, with COVID knocking out six of the team’s players, NSW came fourth in 2022, but Reid’s captaincy was impressive enough to land him a national berth.

This will be Reid’s 10th year playing in the Australian team overseas – he has previously competed in New Zealand, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Argentina, South Africa and Fiji.

Reid currently plays in both Sydney and Newcastle hockey competitions.

An added bonus for Reid is that he will be accompanied on the overseas tour by his partner Simone Williams, who has been selected as the Australian men’s country physiotherapist for the tour, and their 18-monthold son.

It will be third time Williams