Maud Muir
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| Born | 12 July 2001 Oxford, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 164 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (220 lb; 15 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Maud Moyra Hazel Muir (born 12 July 2001) is an English rugby union player. She has played for England in the Six Nations, the 2021 Rugby World Cup and was in the winning England team for the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup.[1] She plays for Gloucester-Hartpury at club level.[2]
International career
[edit]Muir has been a member of the England U20s and U18s sides.[3] In 2021, she was named as part of the England squad for the 2021 Women's Six Nations Championships as one of six development players on the side.[4] She was a non-playing reserve in the opening two Six Nations games against Scotland and Italy.[4] She was named in the England squad for the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup held in New Zealand in October and November 2022.[5]
Muir was named in England's squad for the 2025 Women's Six Nations Championship.[6][7] She was named in the Red Roses side for the Women's Rugby World Cup in England, and was in the starting line-up for the final, playing as prop.[8][9][10] Muir won her fiftieth cap during the 2026 Six Nations Championship against Scotland on 18 April, in an 84-7 victory.[11]
Club career
[edit]Muir joined her first senior club side, Wasps Women, in 2018.[12][13]
In 2022, Muir left Wasps to join Gloucester-Hartpury.[2] She was part of the team that won the 2022–23 Premier 15s title.[2] She signed a new contract with Gloucester-Hartpury in February 2025.[14]
Early life and education
[edit]Muir grew up in Oxford, and attended Cherwell School.[15] She began playing rugby in Oxford at a young age, and joined the Oxford Harlequins (U6-U11) and then moved to the Gosford All Blacks, joining the U15 and later U18 sides.[3][16]
She represented the South West at age grade level and moved to the Wasps' Centre of Excellence before joining the senior team.
She was awarded a Brunel Sports Scholarship, allowing her to train as a professional athlete while studying a sports science degree.
Muir played cricket until she was 12, partly because her mother preferred watching cricket to rugby. She was an excellent fielder but only an average batter.[3] In 2025, she hosted a workshop with teammates Ellie Kildunne and Lucy Packer which aimed to "inspire the next generation of female players at Chinnor Rugby Club in Thame, Oxfordshire."[16]
Honours
[edit]- England
- Women's Rugby World Cup
Champion (1): 2025
References
[edit]- ↑ "Maud Muir". RFU. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- 1 2 3 "England international Maud Muir signs with Gloucester-Hartpury". Gloucester Rugby. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- 1 2 3 "RUGBY UNION: Maud Muir named in England women's U20 squad". Oxford Mail. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- 1 2 April 2021, Joe Harvey Thursday 15. "Maud Muir Exclusive: The teenage prop making an impression for Wasps and England". Talking Rugby Union. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Rugby World Cup: Sadia Kabeya and Morwenna Talling in England squad". BBC Sport. 20 September 2022.
- ↑ "Red Roses squad for Six Nations announced". England Rugby. 17 March 2025. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ↑ Thomas, Martyn (17 March 2025). "John Mitchell names 4 uncapped players in England's Six Nations squad". RugbyPass. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ↑ Cartwright, Phil (24 July 2025). "Hunt & Scarratt in England's Rugby World Cup squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ↑ "Red Roses Rugby squad for 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup". www.englandrugby.com. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ↑ Rendell, Sarah (14 August 2025). "'I always loved a camera': Maud Muir on life through a lens in England women's rugby team". guardian.com. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
- ↑ "'Rusty' to 'relentless' - Red Roses deliver statement win". BBC Sport. 18 April 2026. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
- ↑ "Maud Muir". Wasps Legends Charitable Foundation. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ↑ "'This is the evolution of a sport'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ↑ "Maud Muir: England prop signs new contract with Gloucester-Hartpury". BBC Sport. 19 February 2025. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
- ↑ "Maud Muir's journey from Oxford pitches to World Cup final". Oxford Mail. 26 September 2025.
- 1 2 Buckingham, Carla; Dimitrova, Galya (8 February 2025). "England's Maud Muir delivers 'special' rugby workshop in Thame". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
External links
[edit]- Maud Muir at England Rugby
- Maud Muir at Gloucester-Hartpury
- Maud Muir at RugbyDatabase.co.nz
- Maud Muir on Instagram
