Max Malins
![]() Malins representing Saracens during the Gallagher Premiership | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Full name | Maxim Hugo Malins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 7 January 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Cambridge, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 88 kg (194 lb; 13 st 12 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Felsted School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | University of Hertfordshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Maxim Hugo Malins (born 7 January 1997) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a wing for Premiership Rugby club Bristol Bears[1] and the England national team.[2]
Early life
[edit]Malins' first participation in rugby was at his local rugby club, Saffron Walden, aged 6.[3] His rugby then moved to his new club, Bishop's Stortford RFC, where he remained playing until the age of 16. While at Bishop's Stortford he participated in the winning of 7 age-group tournaments.[3][4]
Malins attended Felsted School from a young age, and his rugby highlights included reaching the final of the NatWest Schools Cup U18 Vase.[4] While playing a school game for Felsted he was identified by Saracens' scout Matt Davies, before being invited to join the Saracens junior academy at 17.[3] Whilst at school Malins was also a promising cricketer and field hockey player, representing the school 1st XI at both sports from the age of 15 and top scoring in the 2014 Cape Town international Hockey Festival.[5]
As of 2018 Malins was studying a business and finance degree at the University of Hertfordshire.[3]
Club career
[edit]Old Albanians
[edit]During his time in the Senior academy Malins held dual registration with Old Albanian. He played 19 games for them with a high scoring rate of 11 points per game.[6] His performance during the 2015/16 season aided significantly in returning the Old Albanians to National League 1 via the play-off mechanism.[7]
Saracens
[edit]Malins made his first team debut in January 2017, coming on as a substitute against the Scarlets in the Anglo-Welsh Cup.[8] Since then he has played 29 games across all competitions, with a particular focus in the Anglo-Welsh and international breaks, which caused the absence of Owen Farrell and Alex Lozowski.[9] He has scored 104 points in these games. However while his try rate (7 in 29) has been high, his place-kicking success rate has been fairly low (63%).[6]
With reasonable success in his games in the 17/18 season, and an increased likelihood of both Saracens' first choice fly-halves missing games due to international duty, Malins was offered and accepted a two-year contract extension, to the end of the 2019/20 season.[9] In March 2019, Malins scored all nine points for Saracens in their 9-23 defeat to the Northampton Saints in the final of the 2019 Premiership Rugby Cup.[10]
He helped Saracens win the Premiership title in 2023, scoring a try in the final as Saracens defeated Sale Sharks.[11]
Bristol
[edit]He agreed a further contract extension which saw him join Bristol Bears on loan until the end of the 2020-21 season along with fellow teammate Ben Earl.[12] In October 2020 Malins scored a try as Bristol defeated Toulon in the final of the European Rugby Challenge Cup.[13] During his spell at Bristol Malins has played primarily at fullback and has a high try scoring rate of 11 tries from 11 starts (+2 appearances off the bench) as of 21/04/21.[14] Malins returned to Bristol ahead of the 2023-24 Premiership Rugby season.
International career
[edit]England U18
[edit]Malins' England Under-18 debut game occurred in February 2015, where he scored a try. He also participated in the victory against Scotland shortly afterwards.[4] Malins was selected for the 3-month tour to South Africa by the U18 England team in the summer of 2015.[15] The 3-month tour, as well as a number of regional games, had 3 primary games: the France U18 team and two games against South Africa U18.[15]
England U20
[edit]Malins participated, primarily at fullback, in England winning the 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship hosted in Manchester. He scored tries against Scotland[16] in the pool stage and in the semi-final against South Africa.[17] He started at full back in the final against Ireland.[18] The following year he was a member of the squad that completed the grand slam in the 2017 Six Nations Under 20s Championship[19] and then featured at fly-half as England reached the final of the 2017 World Rugby Under 20 Championship, before being defeated by New Zealand.[20][21] He was particularly noted by England U20 head coach Ian Vass as being a major figure in their success, acting as a calmer figure around which the team could bond.[20] He acted as the primary place-kicker in the latter competition for the majority of his games with a 72% success rate.
England
[edit]In October 2020 he was called up to the senior England squad by head coach Eddie Jones.[22] On 14 November 2020 Malins made his Test debut as a second-half replacement for Ollie Lawrence in their opening fixture of the Autumn Nations Cup against Georgia.[23] He also came off the bench in the final of that competition as England defeated France in extra-time to win the tournament.[24]
Career statistics
[edit]List of international tries
[edit]As of 12 February 2023[25]
Try | Opposing team | Location | Venue | Competition | Date | Result | Score |
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1 | ![]() |
London, England | Twickenham Stadium | 2023 Six Nations | 4 February 2023 | Loss | 23 – 29 |
2 |
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.bristolbearsrugby.com/news/return-of-the-max-malins-to-re-join-bears-in-202324/
- ^ "ESPN profile". ESPN. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ a b c d Katie Field (8 June 2016). "Hotshot: Saracens fly-half Max Malins". Rugby World. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ a b c "Max Malins Bio". Ultimate Rugby. 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ "Top 10 Boys and Girls Scorers From the 2014 Cape Town International Hockey Festival". YSN - Youth Sports Network. 2014-07-31. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
- ^ a b "Max Malins All Time Stats". Rugby Statbunker. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ Brian Quinn (16 May 2016). "Old Albanian back in National One after play-off win secures promotion". The Herts Advertiser. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ "Max Malins: Saracens full-back out for three months after breaking foot against Exeter". BBC Sport. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Promising duo Nick Isiekwe and Max Malins sign contract extensions at Saracens". Premiership Rugby. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ "Premiership Rugby Cup Final: Northampton beat Saracens with three first-half tries". BBC Sport. 17 March 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ "Premiership final: Saracens 35-25 Sale - Sarries win sixth title in Twickenham thriller". BBC. 27 May 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ "Bristol Bears: Saracens duo Ben Earl and Max Malins join on loan for 2020-21 season". BBC Sport. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ Tom Garry (16 October 2020). "European Challenge Cup final: Bristol Bears 32-19 Toulon". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ "All time stats Max Malins".
- ^ a b "England U18 name strong squad for South Africa". England Rugby. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ "World Rugby U20 Championship 2016: England win while Ireland stun New Zealand". BBC Sport. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ Nathan Middleton (20 June 2016). "World Rugby U20 Championship: England beat South Africa to set up Ireland final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ John Fallon (25 June 2016). "Dominant England blow Ireland away in U20 World Cup final". The Irish Independent. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ "Under-20 Six Nations: Ireland U20s 10-14 England U20s". BBC Sport. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ a b Kate Rowan (17 June 2017). "Cool customer Max Malins unfazed with England Under 20s on the verge of glory". The Telegraph. The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ Kate Rowan (18 June 2017). "England 17 New Zealand 64: Baby Blacks seal Under 20 World Cup with emphatic victory". The Telegraph. The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ "England v Barbarians: George Ford out with Achilles strain". BBC Sport. 21 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ Jack de Menezes (14 November 2020). "England vs Georgia result: Jamie George hat-tricks seals dominant win to nil Autumn Nations Cup opponents". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-12. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ Mike Henson (6 December 2020). "Autumn Nations Cup: England beat France in sudden death". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ "Max MALINS profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
External links
[edit]- Max Malins at Premiership Rugby
- Max Malins at ESPNscrum
- Max Malins at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Max Malins, Ultimate Rugby
- 1997 births
- Living people
- English rugby union players
- England international rugby union players
- Saracens F.C. players
- Bristol Bears players
- Rugby union fly-halves
- Rugby union fullbacks
- People educated at Felsted School
- Alumni of the University of Hertfordshire
- Rugby union players from Cambridge
- 2023 Rugby World Cup players