Date of birth | 1 June 1976 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Cambridge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Shelley Rae (born 1 June 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]