Naima Reddick

{{Short description|American rugby union player}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2018}}

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| education = Piedmont High School

| alma_mater = California State University, Chico

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| height = 5 ft 5 in

| weight = 185 lb

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Naima Reddick (born May 26, 1984) is an American rugby union player. She debuted for the {{nwrut|United States}} in 2010 against Canada. She was selected for the squad to the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup in Ireland.{{Cite news |url=https://www.usarugby.org/2017/07/eagles-announced-for-womens-rugby-world-cup-2017-in-ireland/ |title=Eagles announced for Women's Rugby World Cup 2017 in Ireland |last=Wise |first=Chad |date=July 17, 2017 |work=USA Rugby |access-date=2017-09-20 }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.thisisamericanrugby.com/2017/07/women-eagles-name-world-cup-squad.html |title=Women Eagles Name World Cup Squad |date=July 17, 2017 |website=www.thisisamericanrugby.com |access-date=2017-09-20}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2017/07/20/new-caps-womens-eagles-world-cup-squad/ |title=New caps in Women's Eagles World Cup squad |date=July 20, 2017 |website=Americas Rugby News.com |language=en-US |access-date=2017-09-20}}

Early career

Reddick started playing rugby at Piedmont High School. She then played for Chico State University for five years. She has played for the Berkeley All Blues, NorCal Triple Threat, Northern United in Porirua, New Zealand and also for the Wellington Pride provincial side,{{Cite news |url=http://scrumhalfconnection.com/2011/09/09/usa-eagle-naima-reddicks-flourishes-in-new-zealand/ |title=USA Eagle Naima Reddick Flourishes in New Zealand! |last=Young |first=Wendy |date=2011-09-09 |work=YSCRugby - Women's Rugby News |access-date=2017-10-03 |language=en-US}} San Francisco Golden Gate RFC and currently for the Seattle Saracens.

She represented the Eagles Under 19 team in 2003 and the Under 23s from 2006 to 2007. She went to the 2010 and 2014 Women's Rugby World Cups.{{Cite news |url=https://www.usarugby.org/2016/09/eagle-alumni-spotlight-meet-naima-reddick/ |title=Eagle Alumni Spotlight: Meet Naima Reddick |last=Welsh |first=Jessica |date=2016-09-27 |work=USA Rugby |access-date=2017-10-03 }}

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