Ian MacRae

{{short description|New Zealand rugby union player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2015}}

{{Use New Zealand English|date=June 2015}}

{{Infobox rugby biography

| name = Ian MacRae

| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=NZL|ONZM|size=100%}}

| image = File:Ian MacRae (cropped).jpg

| caption = MacRae in 2011

| birth_name = Ian Robert MacRae

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1943|04|06|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Christchurch, New Zealand

| death_place =

| death_date =

| school = Rangiora High School

| position = Second five-eighth and centre

| height = {{convert|1.88|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|86|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

| repteam1 = {{nrut|New Zealand}}

| repyears1 = 1963–70

| repcaps1 = 17

| reppoints1 = 9

| province1 = West Coast

| province2 = Bay of Plenty

| province3 = Hawke's Bay

| provinceyears1 = 1961

| provinceyears2 = 1962

| provinceyears3 = 1963–71

| provinceapps1 = 10

| provinceapps2 = 7

| provinceapps3 = 85

| provincepoints1 =

}}

Ian Robert MacRae {{post-nominals|country=NZL|ONZM|size=85%}} (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.{{cite web| url = http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/Profile.asp?ABID=525 |title = Ian MacRae | last = Knight | first = Lindsay | publisher = New Zealand Rugby Union | accessdate = 16 June 2015}}

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,{{cite web |url=https://www.gg.govt.nz/images/ian-macrae-onzm-napier |title=Ian MacRae, ONZM, Napier |date=3 May 2012 |website= |publisher=Government House |accessdate=7 January 2018}} and was elected president of the New Zealand Rugby Union in 2013.{{cite web |url=http://www.allblacks.com/News/22111/new-president-new-board-member-for-nzru |title=New president, new board member for NZRU |date=25 April 2013 |website=allblacks.com |publisher=New Zealand Rugby |accessdate=7 January 2018}} He also served as president of the New Zealand Rugby Museum.{{Cite web|url=https://gg.govt.nz/image-galleries/charles-monro-sculpture-unveiling|title=Charles Monro Sculpture Unveiling | The Governor-General of New Zealand|date=26 September 2011|website=gg.govt.nz}}

In the 2012 New Year Honours, MacRae was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to rugby.{{cite web | url=https://www.dpmc.govt.nz/publications/new-year-honours-list-2012 | title=New Year honours list 2012|date=31 December 2011 | publisher=Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | accessdate=7 January 2018}}