Rachel Wyse (born 22 January 1985) is an Irish

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, former

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anchor and equestrian

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Early life

Wyse attended St Andrew's College, Dublin. She graduated from the Institute of Art, Design and Technology in

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with a degree in Business Studies and Arts Management.

Television career

Wyse eventually moved into television, producing and presenting her own entertainment and cultural programme on the City Channel. She moved into sports presenting with the ''Show Jumping Ireland Premier Series'' in 2008 & 2009 on

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, Horse & Country TV and

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, and was the face of

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's online television channel Leinster Rugby TV. Wyse then became a co-presenter on

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's only domestic motoring show''Xccelerate'' on 3E. In July 2010, Wyse was offered a contract with

Rachel takes her assets to British sports news
Herald.ie, 1 July 2010 and made her first appearance on the channel the same month.
Herald.ie, 30 July 2010 She now works full-time as a Sky Sports News Anchor. Wyse has filmed special reports with Olympic boxer

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, Irish international rugby player

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and Manchester United player

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, as well as reporting from the London Olympics 2012 and Wimbledon. In May 2014, Wyse was announced as a presenter of Sky Sports's new coverage of

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. Sky purchased the broadcasting rights for Championship

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and

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from the

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. Wyse parted company with

in February 2021, after eleven years.

Personal life

Rachel became engaged to showjumper Tim Gredley on 5 February 2018. They were married on 12 January 2019 with a reception at

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in Co Limerick. On 8 March 2020, Wyse announced she and her husband Tim Gredley were expecting their first child. On 24 July 2020, Wyse gave birth to a baby girl called Isabella. Rachel and husband Tim welcomed their second child, a daughter named Charlotte in December 2021. The new arrival was pictured on Wyse’s Instagram account on Christmas Day 2021.

Sports career

She competed internationally for Ireland as part of two

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teams and has competed on the Irish National circuit. On St. Patrick's Day 2011, Wyse rode Silent Jo at

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in the charity race for

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. She raised more than £60,000 for the charity. She was invited to the House of Lords to receive recognition as one of Cancer Research UK's top fundraisers in 2011. Wyse has a Saturday column in the ''

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'', WYSE ON SPORT, which contains opinion pieces covering all sports.

References

External links

Rachel Wyse at TV Newsroom
* Sky Sports News Special Report Juan Mat

* Interviewing GB Bronze medal Winning team http://www1.skysports.com/watch/video/7952048/historic-bronze-for-gb-men {{DEFAULTSORT:Wyse, Rachel 1985 births Living people Gaelic games commentators Irish columnists Irish female equestrians Irish show jumping riders Irish sports broadcasters Sky Sports presenters and reporters Sportspeople from Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown Television presenters from the Republic of Ireland People educated at St Andrew's College, Dublin Alumni of Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology Irish women columnists Equestrians from County Dublin Broadcasters from County Dublin 21st-century Irish sportswomen