Ian MacRae | |
Birth Name: | Ian Robert MacRae |
Birth Date: | 6 April 1943 |
Birth Place: | Christchurch, New Zealand |
School: | Rangiora High School |
Ru Position: | Second five-eighth and centre |
Height: | 1.880NaN0 |
Weight: | 86kg (190lb) |
Ru Nationalyears: | 1963–70 |
Ru Nationalcaps: | 17 |
Ru Nationalpoints: | (9) |
Ru Province: | West Coast Bay of Plenty Hawke's Bay |
Ru Provinceyears: | 1961 1962 1963–71 |
Ru Provincecaps: | 10 7 85 |
Ian Robert MacRae (born 6 April 1943) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A second five-eighth and centre, MacRae represented West Coast, Bay of Plenty and Hawke's Bay at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1963 to 1970. He played 28 matches for the All Blacks—three as captain—including 17 internationals.[1]
McRae went on to be involved in rugby as a coach and administrator. He served on the Super 12 judiciary panel between 1996 and 1998,[2] and was elected president of the New Zealand Rugby Union in 2013.[3] He also served as president of the New Zealand Rugby Museum.[4]
In the 2012 New Year Honours, MacRae was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to rugby.[5]