Macs Page

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Macs Page
Date of birth (2004-12-17) 17 December 2004 (age 20) [1]
Place of birth Dinas Cross, Wales
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in) [2]
Weight88 kg (13 st 12 lb)
School Ysgol y Preseli
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Current team Scarlets
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2022 Llanelli 1 (0)
2023– Llandovery 22 (60)
2024– Scarlets 14 (25)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2024 Wales U20 9 (25)

Macs Page (born 17 December 2004) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays at centre for United Rugby Championship side Scarlets and the Wales national under-20 rugby union team.

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Early life

From Pembrokeshire, he attended Ysgol y Preseli and played at youth level with Fishguard RFC minis and Crymych RFC’s Juniors and Youth teams. [3] Page then concentrated on football, and was in the academy of Swansea City for three years. [4]

Club career

Llanelli and Llandovery

Page made his debut for Llanelli RFC on 21 April 2022, in Llanelli’s final match of the season. [5]

Page has also featured for Llandovery RFC. Page scored a try against Cardiff RFC to secure their place in the 2023–24 Indigo Group Premiership final. [6] Llandovery won the final against Newport RFC, with Page starting on the wing. [7] Page scored a hat-trick of tries against Newport RFC on 5 January 2025. [8]

Scarlets

Page returned to rugby to link up with Scarlets at under-16 age group, before briefly returning to football for three months, until once again coming back to rugby. [4] Page signed his first academy contract with the Scarlets on 9 November 2021. [9] He was retained in the academy for the following season. [10]

He made his league debut for Scarlets in the United Rugby Championship during the 2023-24 season against Zebre Parma in May 2024. [11] [12]

Page scored his first try for the Scarlets in the opening round of the 2024–25 season, against Benetton, and followed it up with a second try the following week against Cardiff, 14 seconds into the match. [13] [14] Page made his first start in a EPCR Challenge Cup fixture on 10 January 2025, having come off the bench earlier in the season. [15] Page signed a senior contract on 27 February 2025. [16]

International career

Wales U18 and U20

In 2022, Page was involved with Wales U18, starting in a match against England. [17]

He played for Wales U20 in the U20 Six Nations in 2024. [18] He was named in the team of the tournament playing for Wales U20 at the World Rugby U20 Championship, where his performances included a hat trick of tries against Australia U20. [19] [20]

Wales

Ahead of the 2024 end-of-year rugby union internationals, Page was invited to train with Wales, but not officially added to the squad. [21]

Personal life

Outside of rugby, Page studied an electrical and plumbing services course at Pembrokeshire College. [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Macs Page". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  2. ↑ "Macs Page". All.Rugby. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  3. ↑ "Macs Page named in Wales U20 squad for Six Nations". Western Telegraph. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  4. 1 2 Thomas, Steffan (23 January 2025). "Welsh youngster targets place on Wales' summer tour after catching Gatland's eye". Wales Online. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  5. ↑ "Team announcement: Lewis to bow out after 13 seasons – LLANELLI RFC". 20 April 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  6. ↑ Cole, Rob (4 May 2024). "Rising Welsh rugby star's moment of magic seals final place". Wales Online. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  7. ↑ "AS IT HAPPENED: Llandovery v Newport - Anguish for Black and Ambers in final". South Wales Argus. 11 May 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  8. ↑ "Hat-trick hero helps Llandovery start New Year with a bang". South Wales Guardian. 7 January 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  9. 1 2 "On the right Page! Centre Macs signs for Scarlets Academy". Scarlets Rugby. 9 November 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  10. ↑ "Eight new players earn full-time Academy contracts". Scarlets Rugby. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  11. ↑ "Davies at the double as Scarlets claim bonus-point win in Parma". Scarlets.Wales. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  12. ↑ James, Ben (16 May 2024). "Rising Welsh rugby talent has just been handed first big chance after remarkable few weeks". Walesonline. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  13. ↑ "United Rugby Championship: Scarlets claim draw against Benetton". BBC Sport. 20 September 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  14. ↑ James, Ben (28 September 2024). "Highly-rated Welsh youngster sets derby alight after just 14 seconds". Wales Online. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  15. ↑ "European Challenge Cup: Gloucester v Scarlets - Anscombe misses out". BBC Sport. 9 January 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  16. ↑ "Macs Page: Scarlets young back signs new contract". BBC Sport. 27 February 2025. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  17. ↑ Gillespie, Graeme (19 March 2022). "Wales U18 announce team to take on England - Welsh Rugby Union". Welsh Rugby Union | Wales & Regions. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  18. ↑ "Scarlets' Macs Page gets Wales U20's Six Nations start". Western Telegraph. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  19. ↑ "Wales U20 beaten despite Page hat trick". BBC Sport. 14 July 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  20. ↑ "England dominate in team of tournament". The Rugby Paper. 21 July 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  21. ↑ Thomas, Steffan (31 October 2024). "Wales invite promising duo in to train as Warren Gatland takes closer look". Wales Online. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
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