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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 Women's Rugby World Cup,]]<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]]. |
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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> |
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> |
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Shelley Rae (born 1 June 1976) is a former English female rugby union player. She represented England at the 2002 Women's Rugby World Cup,[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][6]
She played for Shelford rugby club .[7] and London Wasps .[8]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Lee Honeyball, Observer Sport Monthly (5 May 2002). "Contender: Shelley Rae, rugby union player". Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ BBC Sport. "Meet the female Wilko". Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Alison Donnelly (IRB.COM) (4 November 2008). "End of the road for Rae and Belton". Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ "England's Rae hangs up her boots". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
- ^ "Contender: Shelley Rae, rugby union player | Sport | The Observer". www.theguardian.com. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
- ^ "Shelley Rae". Wasps Legends Charitable Foundation. 2019-08-13. Retrieved 2022-01-17.