The Irish team started the match with eight new caps, and Reid was partnered with Kevin Joseph Quinn at centre, the only player with any past international experience in the three-quarter positions.
Although Ireland did not possess the talent of other teams, as a unit they began to play a more defensive and tight game, taking their chances wisely.
The Irish pressured Wales in the first half, and a late try by prop John "Jack" Daly gave Ireland a famous Triple Crown and Grand Slam win;[3] a feat the national team would not repeat until 2009.
Reid, Daly and Des O'Brien went to a dance after the game, and spent the night in police custody after some "high jinks" with an Orange flute band.
[6] He originally joined English team Huddersfield, along with Triple Crown winning teammate John "Jack" Daly, but after a few months, Reid switched clubs to Halifax.