ɪn ɐ ɡˈeɪm ɪnðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv slˈæʃ zˈiəɹoʊ sˈɪks ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ dəmˈɛstɪk sˈiːzən ɐɡˈɛnst sˈæɹəsənz mək ɹˈeɪ ˈɛntɚd ɐ ɹˈʌk ænd kɹˈʌʃt vˈɜːɾɪbɹˌiː æt ðə tˈɑːp ʌv hɪz spˈaɪnəl kˈɑːlʌm.
In a game in the 2005/06 English domestic season against Saracens McRae entered a ruck and crushed vertebrae at the top of his spinal column.