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Ex-Scotland prop Rae off to Top 14 as medical joker
By Ian Cameron
Montpellier have signed 28-year-old Scotland international D'arcy Rae as a medical joker in lieu of an injury to Georgian rookie Lacha Macharashvili.
Born on December 21 in Irvine, Scotland, the 186cm, 126kg prop began his rugby life at domestic level in Scotland with Marr, Ayr and Kilmarnock RFC. After playing his first professional games with the Glasgow Warriors in 2013, he joined Bath in the 2021/2022 season.
Rae played 28 games with Bath and arrives this summer on the banks of the Lez as a "medical joker".
A seasoned scrummager, Rae is renowned for his set-piece and his exceptional ability to clear out at the ruck.
Spending spells on loan at Treviso and London Scottish, the prop has featured 85 times for Glasgow Warriors and earned his international debut for Scotland in the 2019 Guinness Six Nations.
Rae’s knowledge of the game extends to coaching, with the 26-year-old gaining experience as a non-playing member in Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend’s first squad in 2017 and as forwards coach at Marr.
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Agreed. As a Saffa I have much respect for the ABs. I also have to say given any option I would ONLY prefer to lose to ABs. To lose to England is probably the most embarrassing think to happen to either of us.
There was a time when both of us lost to England and we both hated it. Thankfully those days are behind us. Kudos to you guys, kudos to ABs. But dear old BS seems to hate us Boks. No idea why.
Go to commentsI got the sense that holding him to it was kickback from SB and the rfu smarting at being jilted quite so soon, so unexpectedly and so publicly.
Seem to remember that they spoke to Gustard before appointing Joe and you really have to think he would have come in at a higher level?
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