Shelley Rae
Appearance
Date of birth | 1 June 1976 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Cambridge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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] and London Wasps .[7]
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.
- ^ "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.