Joe Maksymiw

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Joe Maksymiw
Birth nameJoseph Mark Maksymiw
Date of birth (1995-09-20) 20 September 1995 (age 26)
Place of birth Derby, England
Height2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight116 kg (18 st 4 lb)
School De Lisle College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Current team Dragons
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014–2018 Leicester Tigers 12 (0)
2018–2020 Connacht 25 (0)
2020– Dragons 27 (5)
Correct as of 02 Jul 2020

Joseph Mark Maksymiw (born 20 September 1995) [1] is a professional rugby union player from England. He primarily plays as a lock. Maksymiw currently plays for Welsh regional side Dragons in the Pro14, having joined from Irish provincial side Connacht in 2020.

Born in Derby, Maksymiw attended De Lisle College in Loughborough. [2] He started playing rugby at age 15 and at 16 was picked up by the Leicester Tigers academy. [2]

Maksymiw made his Leicester debut on 4 November 2014 when he came on as a replacement against the Barbarians at Welford Road. After playing in the Anglo-Welsh Cup, he made his Premiership Rugby debut on 16 September 2017 against Gloucester. [3] He made a total of 12 appearances before leaving the side at the end of the 2017–18 season. On 15 May 2018, Irish side Connacht announced that Maksymiw would be joining them side that summer. [4]

On 1 July 2020, it was announced that Maksymiw had signed a long-term contract with Welsh regional side Dragons [5]

Maksymiw was part of England under 18's tour to South Africa in 2014. [6] He is also qualified to play international rugby for Wales [7] and Ireland. [4] He is a fan of Leicester City F.C. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Joe Maksymiw". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "All I wanted was to be a footballer but I grew too much". Irish Independent. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "Leicester Tigers v Gloucester". BBC. 16 September 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Connacht Rugby have signed second row Joe Maksymiw from Leicester Tigers ahead of next season". Irish Independent. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Dragons sign giant lock Maksymiw". Dragons. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  6. ↑ "England U18 name squad for SA tour". England Rugby. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  7. ↑ "List of 84 Welsh qualified players". Wales Online. 14 January 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
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