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Max Malins

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Max Malins[1]
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Malins, Saracens, January 2019
Birth nameMaxim Hugo Malins[2]
Date of birth (1997-01-07) 7 January 1997 (age 24)
Place of birthCambridge, England
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight88 kg (194 lb; 13 st 12 lb)
SchoolFelsted School
UniversityHertfordshire
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half, Fullback
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015–2016 Old Albanian RFC 19 (213)
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015–
2020–2021		 Saracens
Bristol Bears (loan)		 29
9		 (104)
(57)
Correct as of 11 November 2019
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015
2016–2017
2020–		 England U18
England U20
England		 5
17
7		 (10)
(114)
(0)
Correct as of 6 February 2021

Max Malins (born 7 January 1997) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a fly-half or fullback for Saracens. At International level, he represents the England national team and won a world title at junior level.

Early life and education[]

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]

Rugby playing career[]

Club[]

Old Albanians[]

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.[1] His performance during the 2015/16 season aided significantly in returning the Old Albanians to National League 1 via the play-off mechanism.[6]

Saracens[]

Malins made his first team debut in January 2017, coming on as a substitute against the Scarlets in the Anglo-Welsh Cup.[7] 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.[8] 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%).[1]

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.[8] 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.[9]

Bristol[]

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.[10] In October 2020 Malins scored a try as Bristol defeated Toulon in the final of the European Rugby Challenge Cup.[11] 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. [12]

International[]

U18[]

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.[13] 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.[13]

U20[]

Malins participated, primarily at fullback, in England winning the 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship hosted in Manchester. He scored tries against Scotland[14] in the pool stage and in the semi-final against South Africa.[15] He started at full back in the final against Ireland.[16] The following year he was a member of the squad that completed the grand slam in the 2017 Six Nations Under 20s Championship[17] 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.[18][19] He was particularly noted by England U20 head coach as being a major figure in their success, acting as a calmer figure around which the team could bond.[18] He acted as the primary place-kicker in the latter competition for the majority of his games with a 72% success rate.

Senior[]

In October 2020 he was called up to the senior England squad by head coach Eddie Jones.[20] 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.[21] He also came off the bench in the final of that competition as England defeated France in extra-time to win the tournament.[22]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Max Malins All Time Stats". Rugby Statbunker. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  2. ^ "ESPN profile". ESPN. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Katie Field (8 June 2016). "Hotshot: Saracens fly-half Max Malins". Rugby World. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Max Malins Bio". Ultimate Rugby. 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ Brian Quinn (16 May 2016). "Old Albanian back in National One after play-off win secures promotion". The Herts Advertiser. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Max Malins: Saracens full-back out for three months after breaking foot against Exeter". BBC Sport. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "Promising duo Nick Isiekwe and Max Malins sign contract extensions at Saracens". Premiership Rugby. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  9. ^ "Premiership Rugby Cup Final: Northampton beat Saracens with three first-half tries". BBC Sport. 17 March 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ Tom Garry (16 October 2020). "European Challenge Cup final: Bristol Bears 32-19 Toulon". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  12. ^ "All time stats Max Malins".
  13. ^ Jump up to: a b "England U18 name strong squad for South Africa". England Rugby. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  14. ^ "World Rugby U20 Championship 2016: England win while Ireland stun New Zealand". BBC Sport. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  15. ^ Nathan Middleton (20 June 2016). "World Rugby U20 Championship: England beat South Africa to set up Ireland final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  16. ^ John Fallon (25 June 2016). "Dominant England blow Ireland away in U20 World Cup final". The Irish Independent. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  17. ^ "Under-20 Six Nations: Ireland U20s 10-14 England U20s". BBC Sport. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  18. ^ Jump up to: 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.
  19. ^ 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.
  20. ^ "England v Barbarians: George Ford out with Achilles strain". BBC Sport. 21 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  21. ^ 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. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  22. ^ Mike Henson (6 December 2020). "Autumn Nations Cup: England beat France in sudden death". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
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