Alex Rae (rugby union)

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Alex Rae
Date of birth (1986-02-02) 2 February 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth Coventry, England
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight229 lb (104 kg; 16.4 st)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2005–2009
2009–2013
2012-13
2012-13
2013–17
2017-		 Northampton Saints
Bedford Blues
→Saracens
→London Wasps
Jersey Reds
Bedford Blues 		12 (0)

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.

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Personal life

Rae was educated at Coundon Court in Coventry. [3]

Club career

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

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Alex Rae". ESPN. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "Alex Rae named head coach!". Coventry RFC.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "New deals for Northampton duo". Sky Sports. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  5. ↑ "Nottingham swoop for Saints pair". BBC News. 20 February 2009. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  6. 1 2 "Alex Rae to Captain Jersey Rugby Club". ITV Channel Television. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  7. ↑ "Rae handed Blues captaincy". Bedfordshire-news.co.uk. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  8. ↑ "Rugby union: Saracens' Sam Stanley could join Bedford Blues". Bedfordshire-news.co.uk. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  9. ↑ "Rugby union: London Wasps compensate Bedford Blues for Alex Rae". Bedfordshire-news.co.uk. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  10. ↑ "Jersey hand captaincy to new signing Alex Rae". BBC Sport. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  11. ↑ "Jersey RFC squad takes shape". ITV Channel Television. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  12. ↑ "Wider England Sevens squad named". Rugby Football Union. 4 September 2006. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
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