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= David Algie =

Creator and promotor of International Rugby's oldest and newest trophies - The Raeburn Shield (Men's) & The Utrecht Shield (Women's) Dave is an expat Kiwi living in the shadow of Twickenham Stadium with his wife and 3 kids. With a busy full-time job this is truly a passion project over many years.

Raeburn & Utrecht Shields - A concept born on an internet forum in 2008 as fans discussed other ways to define world champions could easily have died there and then as an interesting “statistic of the day” but instead David Algie to take it further and has run with it ever since.

Dave gives both his time and own money to the development and promotion of these exciting titles tying International Rugby to its very beginning. With the help of rugby fans all over the world - and when you do help out your name is engraved in the back of the shields a truly fan led title - even the work around this title embodies everything that it is about. “Because international rugby is at it’s most enjoyable when any nation could win the prize” —  Dave - Raeburn & Utrecht Shield Chief Guardian  Dave runs a number of social media pages dedicated to the promotion of the Shields as well as contributing to podcasts and discussions with many media outlets across the world.

Links
https://www.raeburnandutrechtshields.com/

https://www.tiktok.com/@raeburnshield

https://x.com/RaeburnShield

https://www.facebook.com/raeburnshield