| Birth name | Max Llewellyn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 13 January 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kingston upon Thames, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 107 kg (16 st 12 lb; 236 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Cardiff Metropolitan University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Gareth Llewellyn (father), Glyn Llewellyn (uncle) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Max Llewellyn (born 13 January 1999) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays for Gloucester and the Wales national team as a centre. Llewellyn came through the Cardiff academy, and made his professional debut with the club in 2017, before signing with Gloucester in 2023. Llewellyn has represented Wales, making his debut on 5 August 2023.
Llewellyn attended Cardiff Metropolitan University where he played for their rugby team in the BUCS Super Rugby tournament. [1]
A member of the Cardiff academy, Llewellyn made his debut on 17 November 2017, coming off the bench in an Anglo-Welsh Cup match against the Ospreys. [2] Llewellyn made his first appearance in the Pro14 on 28 April 2018, in the annual Judgement Day fixture, again coming off the bench against the Ospreys. [3]
Llewellyn scored his first try for Cardiff on 24 April 2021, and set up their second after a break. [4]
On 20 March 2023, it was announced that Llewellyn had signed a contract for Premiership Rugby side Gloucester Rugby for the 2023–24 season. [5] Prior to departing Cardiff, he was named as Player's Player of the Season, at the end-of-season awards. [6]
Llewellyn made his debut for Gloucester against Saracens in the Premiership Rugby Cup. [7]
Llewellyn scored a hat-trick of tries against Leicester Tigers on 21 October 2024. [8]
Llewellyn was first selected for Wales U20 for the 2018 Six Nations Under 20s Championship. [9] He made 14 appearances for the side over two seasons, scoring a try against Italy in the 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship. [10]
He was widely tipped to be included in the Wales squad for the 2023 Six Nations Championship, but ruled out of the early stages of the tournament due to injury. [11]
On 1 May 2023, Llewellyn was called up to the Wales 54-man training squad ahead of the 2023 Rugby World Cup. [12]
Llewellyn made his debut on 5 August 2023, starting for Wales in the first test of their 2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches, in a win against England. [13] Llewellyn was ultimately not selected in the final squad for the tournament.
Llewellyn returned to the Wales squad for the 2024 end-of-year rugby union internationals, and started all three matches. [14] Llewellyn was controversially omitted from the squad for the 2025 Six Nations Championship by then-head coach Warren Gatland, but was recalled to the squad by interim head coach Matt Sherratt. [15]
His father is 92-cap Welsh international Gareth Llewellyn. His uncle, Glyn Llewellyn, also represented Wales. A former pupil of Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf, he is a fluent Welsh speaker.