Rugby player
Birth name | Mike Rayer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1965-07-21) 21 July 1965 (age 59) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 115 kg (18 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michael Anthony Rayer (born 21 July 1965) is a former Wales international rugby union player. A full-back, he played his club rugby for Cardiff RFC and Bedford. He is currently coach to Bedford Blues. A talented and popular player, he played during a period where there was little success in Welsh rugby. He is commonly remembered for scoring two tries as a replacement wing against Scotland in 1994 (replacing fellow Cardiff player Nigel Walker). As tactical substitutions were not allowed at that time scores from replacements were still relatively rare.
Notes
- "Mike Rayer at 55, the Wales full-back changed by six minutes of trauma". 16 January 2021.
- Mike Rayer player profile Scrum.com
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