Maxime Machenaud

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Maxime Machenaud
Maxime Machenaud 2019.jpg
Machenaud whilst playing for Racing 92 in 2019
Date of birth (1988-12-30) 30 December 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Bordeaux, France
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in)
Weight87 kg (13 st 10 lb; 192 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Current team Bayonne
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2007–2010
2010–2012
2012–2022
2022–
Bordeaux Bègles
Agen
Racing 92
Bayonne
52
51
236
65
(35)
(45)
(1,307)
(59)
Correct as of 22 May 2025
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012–2019 France 38 (149)

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]

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Club career

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.

International career

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.

List of international tries

International tries
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
123 July 2012 Estadio José Fierro, Tucumán, ArgentinaFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 3–2810–49 2012 Argentina test series

Honours

Flag of France.svg Racing 92

References

  1. "Maxime Machenaud Profile". Itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  2. "Racing 92 beat Toulon to win Top 14 Rugby title". rugbyweek.com. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2021.