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'''Shelley Rae''' (born 1 June 1976) is a former English female rugby union player. She represented {{nwrut|England}} at the [[2002 Women's Rugby World Cup|2002,]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Birch|first=John|date=2002-05-27|title=Women's rugby: a newspaper history: England's world falls apart in final challenge|url=https://womensrugbyhistory.blogspot.com/2010/08/englands-world-falls-apart-in-final.html|access-date=2022-01-17|website=Women's rugby}}</ref> and [[2006 Women's Rugby World Cup]].
'''Shelley Rae''' (born 1 June 1976) is a former English female rugby union player. She represented {{nwrut|England}} at the [[2002 Women's Rugby World Cup|2002,]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Birch|first=John|date=2002-05-27|title=Women's rugby: a newspaper history: England's world falls apart in final challenge|url=https://womensrugbyhistory.blogspot.com/2010/08/englands-world-falls-apart-in-final.html|access-date=2022-01-17|website=Women's rugby}}</ref> and [[2006 Women's Rugby World Cup]].


She scored her first try in 2001 when {{nwrut|England}} beat {{nwrut|New Zealand}} 22-17 in [[Auckland]], a side that previously went undefeated for 10 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://observer.theguardian.com/osm/story/0,,708118,00.html |title=Contender: Shelley Rae, rugby union player |author=Lee Honeyball, Observer Sport Monthly |date=5 May 2002 |accessdate=1 August 2014}}</ref> She also won the [[International Rugby Board|IRB]] Female Player of the Year Award in 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sportacademy/hi/sa/rugby_union/features/newsid_3452000/3452547.stm |title=Meet the female Wilko |author=BBC Sport |date= |accessdate=1 August 2014}}</ref>
She scored her first try in 2001 when {{nwrut|England}} beat {{nwrut|New Zealand}} 22-17 in [[Auckland]], a side that previously went undefeated for 10 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://observer.theguardian.com/osm/story/0,,708118,00.html |title=Contender: Shelley Rae, rugby union player |author=Lee Honeyball, Observer Sport Monthly |date=5 May 2002 |accessdate=1 August 2014}}</ref> She also won the [[International Rugby Board|IRB]] Female Player of the Year Award in 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sportacademy/hi/sa/rugby_union/features/newsid_3452000/3452547.stm |title=Meet the female Wilko |author=BBC Sport |date= |accessdate=1 August 2014}}</ref> She competed at the [[2002 Women's Rugby World Cup]] finishing second.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Birch|first=John|date=2002-05-27|title=Women's rugby: a newspaper history: England's world falls apart in final challenge|url=https://womensrugbyhistory.blogspot.com/2010/08/englands-world-falls-apart-in-final.html|access-date=2022-01-17|website=Women's rugby}}</ref>


Rae retired from international rugby in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|author=Alison Donnelly (IRB.COM)|date=4 November 2008|title=End of the road for Rae and Belton|url=http://www.rwcwomens.com/news/newsid=2027504.html|accessdate=1 August 2014}}</ref>
Rae retired from international rugby in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|author=Alison Donnelly (IRB.COM)|date=4 November 2008|title=End of the road for Rae and Belton|url=http://www.rwcwomens.com/news/newsid=2027504.html|accessdate=1 August 2014}}</ref>

She played for Shelford rugby club .<ref>{{Cite web|title=Contender: Shelley Rae, rugby union player {{!}} Sport {{!}} The Observer|url=https://www.theguardian.com/observer/osm/story/0,,708118,00.html|access-date=2022-01-17|website=www.theguardian.com}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 18:57, 17 January 2022

Shelley Rae
Date of birth (1976-06-01) 1 June 1976 (age 48)
Place of birthCambridge
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flyhalf
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Shelford ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
Wasps ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1997–2008 England 44 (258)
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
 England

Shelley Rae (born 1 June 1976) is a former English female rugby union player. She represented England at the 2002,[1] and 2006 Women's Rugby World Cup.

She scored her first try in 2001 when England beat New Zealand 22-17 in Auckland, a side that previously went undefeated for 10 years.[2] She also won the IRB Female Player of the Year Award in 2001.[3] She competed at the 2002 Women's Rugby World Cup finishing second.[4]

Rae retired from international rugby in 2008.[5]

She played for Shelford rugby club .[6]

References

  1. ^ Birch, John (2002-05-27). "Women's rugby: a newspaper history: England's world falls apart in final challenge". Women's rugby. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
  2. ^ Lee Honeyball, Observer Sport Monthly (5 May 2002). "Contender: Shelley Rae, rugby union player". Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  3. ^ BBC Sport. "Meet the female Wilko". Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  4. ^ Birch, John (2002-05-27). "Women's rugby: a newspaper history: England's world falls apart in final challenge". Women's rugby. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
  5. ^ Alison Donnelly (IRB.COM) (4 November 2008). "End of the road for Rae and Belton". Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  6. ^ "Contender: Shelley Rae, rugby union player | Sport | The Observer". www.theguardian.com. Retrieved 2022-01-17.