 Muir in 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 12 July 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Oxford, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 164 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (220 lb; 15 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Maud Moyra Hazel Muir (born 12 July 2001) is an English rugby union player. She has played for England in the Six Nations and the 2021 Rugby World Cup. [1] She plays for Gloucester-Hartpury at club level. [2]
Muir has been a member of the England U20s and U18s sides. [3] In 2021, she was named as part of the England squad for the 2021 Women's Six Nations Championships as one of six development players on the side. [4]
She was a non-playing reserve in the opening two Six Nations games against Scotland and Italy. [4] She was named in the England squad for the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup held in New Zealand in October and November 2022. [5]
Muir was named in England's squad for the 2025 Women's Six Nations Championship. [6] [7] She was named in the Red Roses side for the Women's Rugby World Cup in England. [8] [9]
Muir joined Wasps Women in 2018. It is her first senior club side. [10] [11]
In 2022, Muir left Wasps to join Gloucester-Hartpury. [2] She was part of the team that won the 2022–23 Premier 15s title. [2] She signed a new contract with Gloucester-Hartpury in February 2025. [12]
Muir began playing rugby in Oxford. She joined the Oxford Harlequins (U6-U11) and then moved to the Gosford All Blacks, joining the U15 and later U18 sides. [3] [13]
She represented the South West at age grade level and moved to the Wasps' Centre of Excellence before joining the senior team.
She was awarded a Brunel Sports Scholarship, allowing her to train as a professional athlete while studying a sports science degree.
Muir played cricket until she was 12, partly because her mother preferred watching cricket to rugby. She was an excellent fielder but only an average batter. [3] In 2025, she hosted a workshop with teammates Ellie Kildunne and Lucy Packer which aimed to "inspire the next generation of female players at Chinnor Rugby Club in Thame, Oxfordshire." [13]
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