Shelley Rae

Shelley Rae
Date of birth June 1, 1976
Place of birth Cambridge
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight 70 kg (154 lb)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Flyhalf
Amateur clubs
Years Club / team
Shelford
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
Wasps
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1997–2008  England 44 (258)
Sevens national teams
Years Club / team Comps
 England

Shelley Rae (born June 1, 1976) is a former English female rugby union player. She represented England at the 2002 and 2006 Women's Rugby World Cup. Rae retired from international rugby in 2008.[1] 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]

References

  1. ↑ Alison Donnelly (IRB.COM) (4 November 2008). "End of the road for Rae and Belton". Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  2. ↑ Lee Honeyball, Observer Sport Monthly (5 May 2002). "Contender: Shelley Rae, rugby union player". Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  3. ↑ BBC Sport. "Meet the female Wilko". Retrieved 1 August 2014.