 Machenaud whilst playing for Racing 92 in 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 30 December 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Bordeaux, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 87 kg (13 st 10 lb; 192 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Maxime Machenaud (born 30 December 1988) is a French rugby union player. His position is scrum-half and he currently plays for Bayonne and formerly of the France national team. [1]
Born in Bordeaux, he trained at Stade Bordelais and as a youth at the CABBG (Athletic Club Bordeaux Bègles Gironde). He began his career with home-town club Bordeaux Bègles in the Pro D2, before moving to SU Agen in the Top 14 in 2010. In 2012 he joined Racing Métro. In the final of the 2015–16 Top 14 season Machenaud picked up an early red card for a tackle on Matt Giteau, however Racing still went on to defeat Toulon.
He made his international debut during France's 2012 tour of Argentina, during which he scored his first international try.
In November 2022, he was called up for the French Barbarians to face Fiji at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 July 2012 | Estadio José Fierro, Tucumán, Argentina |  Argentina | 3–28 | 10–49 | 2012 Argentina test series |
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