Alex Rae (rugby union)
| Date of birth | 2 February 1986 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Coventry, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 229 lb (104 kg; 16.4 st) | ||||||||||||||||
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Alexander Rae[1] born 2 February 1986 in Coventry, England is a rugby union head coach for Coventry.[2] He previously played for the Northampton Saints, Saracens, London Wasps and Bedford Blues.
Personal life
[edit]Rae was educated at Coundon Court in Coventry.[3]
Club career
[edit]Rae started his rugby career playing at Northampton Saints after coming up through their academy.[4] He made his debut in 2005.[1] He signed a full-time contract with them in 2007, however he only made 12 appearances with 2 starts while at Northampton Saints. In 2009, he was loaned out to Nottingham R.F.C.[5] and later in the year moved to Bedford Blues[6] and was named as the vice-captain in the 2011–12 season, being named as captain when James Pritchard was playing at the 2011 Rugby World Cup.[7] In 2012 he played for Saracens F.C. on dual registration with Bedford Blues.[8] In 2013 he was loaned to English Premiership side London Wasps so that Rae could play top flight rugby. London Wasps also paid compensation to Bedford Blues for the loan.[9] In August 2013, Rae left Bedford Blues and moved to Jersey R.F.C.. Upon signing, he was given the captaincy of Jersey for the 2013-14 RFU Championship season.[10] In May 2014, it was announced that Jersey had retained Rae for the 2014-15 RFU Championship season.[11]
International career
[edit]Rae has played for the England national rugby sevens team.[12] He has also represented the England national under-18 rugby union team, the England national under-19 rugby union team and the England national under-20 rugby union team.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Alex Rae". ESPN. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ "Alex Rae named head coach!". Coventry RFC.
- ^ Telegraph, Coventry (9 February 2013). "Cov Kid Alex Rae has landed a move to rugby's top flight with London Wasps". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ "New deals for Northampton duo". Sky Sports. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ "Nottingham swoop for Saints pair". BBC News. 20 February 2009. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ a b "Alex Rae to Captain Jersey Rugby Club". ITV Channel Television. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ "Rae handed Blues captaincy". Bedfordshire-news.co.uk. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ "Rugby union: Saracens' Sam Stanley could join Bedford Blues". Bedfordshire-news.co.uk. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ "Rugby union: London Wasps compensate Bedford Blues for Alex Rae". Bedfordshire-news.co.uk. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ "Jersey hand captaincy to new signing Alex Rae". BBC Sport. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ "Jersey RFC squad takes shape". ITV Channel Television. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ "Wider England Sevens squad named". Rugby Football Union. 4 September 2006. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.