Max Lahiff

Max Lahiff (born 9 December 1989) is an English rugby union footballer who plays as a loosehead prop for Bristol in the Gallagher Premiership.

Max Lahiff
Max Lahiff in 2023
Birth nameMax Archie Lahiff
Date of birth (1989-12-09) 9 December 1989
Place of birthLondon, England
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight117 kg (258 lb; 18 st 6 lb)
SchoolPapplewick School
Wellington College, Berkshire
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loosehead Prop
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2009-2013
2011
2015-2019
2019–		 London Irish
→London Welsh
Bath
Bristol Bears		 65
19
56
3		 (5)
(0)
(15)
(0)
Correct as of 25 March 2017
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013 Hawke's Bay 10 (0)
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014 Rebels 8 (0)

Early life

Lahiff was born in London and was educated at Papplewick School[1] in Ascot followed by Wellington College[2] Berkshire where he was a member of the team that won the Under 18 Daily Mail Cup. He had spells with London Welsh and the London Irish Academy as a youngster.[3]

Career

He made his senior debut for London Irish against London Wasps in 2009 and made a total of 78 appearances in his 4 years playing for the Exiles. During this time he gained a reputation for strong scrummaging and a physically imposing style of play.[3][4]

It was announced that he would leave Irish at the end of the 2012–13 season and link up with the Melbourne Rebels ahead of their 2014 Super Rugby campaign. He also spent a season playing ITM Cup rugby in New Zealand for the Hawke's Bay Magpies.[5][6]

Lahiff qualifies to play international rugby for Australia through his father.[7][8]

On 30 January 2015, Bath Rugby confirmed the signing of Lahiff with immediate effect.[9] Rejoining Toby Booth and Neal Hatley, who were coaches at London Irish during his spell there, Lahiff was named in the squad to play Harlequins in the LV= Cup the next day.[10]

Lahiff signed for French Top 14 side Clermont as cover during the 2019 Rugby World Cup, but the deal was called off due to a medical issue.[11] Lahiff joined Bristol Bears on a one-year contract for the 2019-20 season which has since been extended.[12]

References
  1. http://www.papplewick.org.uk/assets/newsletter-2013.pdf
  2. "Wellingtonians in Professional Rugby | intranet". Intranet.wellingtoncollege.org.uk. Archived from the original on 6 November 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  3. "Max Lahiff London Irish Player Profile". London Irish. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  4. "Max Lahiff itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  5. "Rebels sign London Irish prop Max Lahiff". ESPN Scrum. 19 April 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  6. "Magpies strengthen front row stocks". Sportsground. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  7. "Max Lahiff Melbourne Rebels Player Profile". Melbourne Rebels. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  8. "Lahiff finds positives in the heat" (Press release). Melbourne Rebels. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  9. "Lahiff joins Bath Rugby". bathrugby.com.
  10. "Team News: Academy trio set for senior debut against Quins". Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  11. "Ex-Bath Rugby prop Max Lahiff's move to Clermont Auvergne falls through". Somerset Live. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  12. "Max Lahiff: Bristol sign ex-Bath prop on one-year deal". BBC Sport. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
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