Keith Rayne is an English former professional

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footballer who played in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, and

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ed in the 1990s. He played at representative level for

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and

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, and at club level for

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(two spells) (

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and

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, as a or , and coached at club level for

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Playing career

Wakefield Trinity

Keith Rayne played at , in

’s 3-12 defeat by

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in the

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Final during the 1978–79 season at

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on Saturday 5 May 1979, in front of a crowd of a crowd of 94,218.

Leeds

In September 1980, Rayne was signed by

for a fee of £35,000. Keith Rayne played at , in Leeds' 18-10 victory over

in the 1983–84 John Player Special Trophy Final during the 1983–84 season at

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on Saturday 14 January 1984.

Return to Wakefield

In July 1987, Rayne was part of a six-player exchange deal; the

players Mark Conway,

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, Andy Mason, and Keith Rayne, were transferred to

in exchange for John Lyons, and

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. During his two spells at Wakefield Trinity, Rayne scored 22 three-point tries and 11 four-point tries.

International honours

Keith Rayne won

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s for

while at

in 1980 against Wales, and France, and won

s for

while at

in 1984 against France (2 matches), Australia, and Papua New Guinea.

Coaching career

Club career

Rayne was the coach of

from May 1990 to April 1991, during the 1990–91 season.

Personal life

Keith Rayne is the

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brother of the rugby league footballer, Kevin Rayne.

References

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