Hugh Reece-Edwards
South African rugby union player
Hugh Meredith Reece-Edwards (born 5 January 1961) is a former South African rugby union player. His regular playing position was Full-Back.
Playing career
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.
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. He also played in nine tour matches scoring 103 points (3 tries, 23 conversions and 14 penalties).
Test history
Coaching career
Reece-Edwards acted as the assistant coach to Ian McIntosh at the Sharks from 1996 to 1999.
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