Lou Reed (rugby union)

Lou Reed (born 10 September 1987) is a Welsh international rugby union footballer. He previously played as a lock for Sale Sharks in the Premiership league. Reed is currently working as a representative for Heraeus Medical in South Wales, although occasionally still plays rugby in his free time.

Lou Reed

Date of birth	(1987-09-10) 10 September 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Treorchy, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales
Height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Weight	18 st 13 lb (120 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2007–2008 Rotherham () 2006–2012 Scarlets 109 (5) 2012–2016 Cardiff Blues 40 (5) 2016–2017 Sale Sharks 2 (0) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2012–2013 Wales 5 (0)

Reed signed for the Scarlets on a professional development contract in March 2006,^[1] but only made five appearances in the 2006–07 season. In order to gain some experience of first-team rugby, Reed was loaned to Rotherham for a month in December 2007.^[2]

In May 2012 the press announced that Reed would join Cardiff Blues, and the move was confirmed on 8 June.^[3]

International

In June 2011 he was named in the Wales national rugby union team 45 man training squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup.^[4] Reed made his full international debut for Wales versus Scotland on 12 February 2012 as a second-half replacement.