Max Malins

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]

Max Malins
Malins representing Saracens during the Gallagher Premiership
Full nameMaxim Hugo Malins
Date of birth (1997-01-07) 7 January 1997
Place of birthCambridge, England
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight88 kg (194 lb; 13 st 12 lb)
SchoolFelsted School
UniversityUniversity of Hertfordshire
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing, Fullback, Fly-half
Current team Bristol Bears
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015–2023 Saracens 73 (277)
2015–2017 Old Albanian 19 (213)
2020–2021 → Bristol Bears (loan) 19 (111)
2023– Bristol Bears 0 ()
Correct as of 24 October 2023
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
– England U18 5 (10)
2016–2017 England U20 17 (114)
2020– England 21 (10)
Correct as of 24 October 2023

Early life

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

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.[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

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

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

England 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.[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

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

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

List of international tries

As of 12 February 2023[25]

Try Opposing team Location Venue Competition Date Result Score
1  Scotland London, England Twickenham Stadium 2023 Six Nations 4 February 2023 Loss 23 – 29
2

References
  1. https://www.bristolbearsrugby.com/news/return-of-the-max-malins-to-re-join-bears-in-202324/
  2. "ESPN profile". ESPN. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  3. Katie Field (8 June 2016). "Hotshot: Saracens fly-half Max Malins". Rugby World. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  4. "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. "Max Malins All Time Stats". Rugby Statbunker. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  7. Brian Quinn (16 May 2016). "Old Albanian back in National One after play-off win secures promotion". The Herts Advertiser. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  8. "Max Malins: Saracens full-back out for three months after breaking foot against Exeter". BBC Sport. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  9. "Promising duo Nick Isiekwe and Max Malins sign contract extensions at Saracens". Premiership Rugby. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  10. "Premiership Rugby Cup Final: Northampton beat Saracens with three first-half tries". BBC Sport. 17 March 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  11. "Premiership final: Saracens 35-25 Sale - Sarries win sixth title in Twickenham thriller". BBC. 27 May 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  12. "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.
  13. Tom Garry (16 October 2020). "European Challenge Cup final: Bristol Bears 32-19 Toulon". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  14. "All time stats Max Malins".
  15. "England U18 name strong squad for South Africa". England Rugby. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  16. "World Rugby U20 Championship 2016: England win while Ireland stun New Zealand". BBC Sport. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  17. Nathan Middleton (20 June 2016). "World Rugby U20 Championship: England beat South Africa to set up Ireland final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  18. John Fallon (25 June 2016). "Dominant England blow Ireland away in U20 World Cup final". The Irish Independent. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  19. "Under-20 Six Nations: Ireland U20s 10-14 England U20s". BBC Sport. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  20. 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.
  21. 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.
  22. "England v Barbarians: George Ford out with Achilles strain". BBC Sport. 21 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  23. 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.
  24. Mike Henson (6 December 2020). "Autumn Nations Cup: England beat France in sudden death". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  25. "Max MALINS profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
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