Alex Rae (rugby union)

Alexander Rae[1] born 2 February 1986 in Coventry, England is a rugby union player for Bedford Blues. He plays at lock. He previously played for the Northampton Saints, Saracens, London Wasps and Bedford Blues.

Alex Rae
Date of birth (1986-02-02) 2 February 1986
Place of birthCoventry, England
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight229 lb (104 kg; 16.4 st)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Senior career
Years Team Apps (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)

Personal life

Rae was educated at Coundon Court in Coventry.[2]

Club career

Rae started his rugby career playing at Northampton Saints after coming up through their academy.[3] 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.[4] and later in the year moved to Bedford Blues[5] 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.[6] In 2012 he played for Saracens F.C. on dual registration with Bedford Blues.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9] In May 2014, it was announced that Jersey had retained Rae for the 2014-15 RFU Championship season.[10]

International career

Rae has played for the England national rugby sevens team.[11] 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.[5]

References
  1. "Alex Rae". ESPN. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  2. 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.
  3. "New deals for Northampton duo". Sky Sports. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  4. "Nottingham swoop for Saints pair". BBC News. 20 February 2009. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  5. "Alex Rae to Captain Jersey Rugby Club". ITV Channel Television. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  6. "Rae handed Blues captaincy". Bedfordshire-news.co.uk. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  7. "Rugby union: Saracens' Sam Stanley could join Bedford Blues". Bedfordshire-news.co.uk. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  8. "Rugby union: London Wasps compensate Bedford Blues for Alex Rae". Bedfordshire-news.co.uk. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  9. "Jersey hand captaincy to new signing Alex Rae". BBC Sport. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  10. "Jersey RFC squad takes shape". ITV Channel Television. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  11. "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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