Alexander Rae born 2 February 1986 in

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, England is a

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head coach for Coventry. He previously played for the

Northampton Saints Northampton Saints (officially Northampton Rugby Football Club) is a professional rugby union club from Northampton, England. The club plays in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby union. It was formed in 1880 as "Northampton St. ...

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, London Wasps and

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Personal life

Rae was educated at Coundon Court in Coventry.

Club career

Rae started his rugby career playing at Northampton Saints after coming up through their academy. He made his debut in 2005. 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

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and later in the year moved to

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 The 2011 Rugby World Cup, was the seventh Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. The World Rugby, International Rugby Board (IRB) selected New Zealand as the host country in preference to Japa ...

. In 2012 he played for

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on dual registration with Bedford Blues. 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. 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. In May 2014, it was announced that Jersey had retained Rae for the 2014-15 RFU Championship season.

International career

Rae has played for the

England national rugby sevens team The England national rugby sevens team competes in the Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Commonwealth Games. They have once won the Rugby World Cup Sevens — the inaugural tournament in 1993. Historically the team also competed in the World Rugby ...

. He has also represented the

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, the England national under-19 rugby union team and the

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References

External links

Guinness Premiership profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rae, Alex 1986 births Living people Bedford Blues players English rugby union players Jersey Reds players Northampton Saints players Rugby union players from Coventry Saracens F.C. players Wasps RFC players Rugby union locks English rugby union coaches