Duncan McRae (rugby player)

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Duncan McRae (born 27 September 1974 in Sydney) is a former rugby union footballer, who played at fly-half or full-back.

McRae attended Sydney Boys High School in the early 1990s along with Chris Whitaker. He was former Australian Schoolboy international.

In the 1990s McRae spent six seasons in rugby league with South Sydney and Canterbury. In 1996 he played a season with the London Broncos.

In 1997 McRae switched codes playing three seasons with the New South Wales Waratahs.

In 2000 McRae joined Saracens, before returning to the Waratahs and Randwick in 2001.

In 2001, during the match between the New South Wales Waratahs and the British and Irish Lions, assaulted Ronan O'Gara, raining in several blows on a defenceless player and received a seven week ban.

In October 2003 McRae joined Gloucester.

McRae retired in 2006. This was after having a severe neck injury. In a game in the 2005/2006 Zurich Premiership against Saracens Mcrae entered a ruck and crushed vertabrae at the top of his spinal column. He played a few more games but reired shortly after, returning to Australia