Jenny Maxwell (rugby union)

Jenny Maxwell
Maxwell, during Scotland's 2021 RWC Qualifier match against Italy
Date of birth (1992-12-08) 8 December 1992 (age 32)
Place of birthLeicester, England
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight57.5 kg (127 lb; 9 st 1 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum half
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015–  Scotland 32 (5)

Jenny Maxwell (born 8 December 1992) is a Scottish professional rugby union player, who plays for Scotland Women. She was one of the team for the 2021 Women's Six Nations Championship.[1] She jointly holds the record for the most Scotland Women's 7s caps and has over 30 caps for XVs.[2]

Club career

At 15, Maxwell began playing for Nottingham Paviors RFC. Between 2012 and 2017 she played for Lichfield RFC, and played for her university, Leeds Beckett, from 2011 to 2016. Maxwell's first club contract was for Loughborough Lightning, in 2017.[3] She plays Scrum Half for the Premier 15 side team.[4]

International career

In 2012, Maxwell successfully tried out for the Scotland under-20s. Maxwell made her 7's International debut at the FIRA Grand Prix tournament in Brive in June 2013, scoring her first try against Germany in the Marbella event two weeks later. Her first XVs cap came in the 2015 Women's Six Nations Championships in a match against France. She also played in the 2019 Women's Six Nations Championships.[5]

Maxwell suffered an ACL knee injury during Scotland's Test match with Spain at Almeria's Juan Rojas Stadium in January 2020, during a game where the visiting team won 36–12.[6] She subsequently missed three test matches ahead of the 2021 Women's Six Nations Championship.[7] Her rehabilitation was successful and she joined the 2021 Women's Six Nations Championship, in which Scotland lost to England and Italy, before beating Wales 27–20 to claim fifth place in the championship.[8] In the winning match against Wales, Maxwell played her first start of the 2021 Championship at scrum-half.[9]

Personal life

Jennifer Rose Maxwell grew up in Leicester and began playing rugby aged six, in a mixed minis side at Leicester Forest East RFC, playing there until age 15, when she moved to play for Nottingham Paviors RFC and she was selected for the Scotland under-20 side in 2012/13.[10]

Maxwell graduated with a First class BSc degree in Sport and Exercise Science from Leeds Beckett University and followed this with a MSc Sport and Exercise Physiology.[11]

She now works for Loughborourgh College as an elite sport tutor and is also a performance lifestyle mentor for Loughborough University.[12]

Maxwell qualifies to play for Scotland through her father who is from Annan in Dumfriesshire.[13]

Honours

  • HSBC World Series qualifiers finalist (Hong Kong) 2019[14]

References

  1. ^ "Maxwell starts at scrum-half for Scotland showdown with Wales". Six Nations Rugby. 2021-04-22. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  2. ^ "Jenny showing that all's well with Maxwell". Scottish Rugby Union. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  3. ^ "Worcester Warriors | Match Report | Loughborough Lightning 50-26 Warriors Women". warriors.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  4. ^ "Jenny Maxwell". Scottish Rugby Union. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  5. ^ Bathgate, Stuart (2019-03-14). "Women's 6N: Jenny Maxwell back at scrum-half for Scotland at Twickenham". The Offside Line. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  6. ^ "Malcolm fit to lead Scots in Six Nations". BBC Sport. 2020-01-24. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  7. ^ "Pushing it to the Max: Jenny looking forward to Women's Six Nations after recovering from long-term injury – GH Media". Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  8. ^ Rendell, Sarah (2021-04-24). "Women's Six Nations: England, Ireland and Scotland win on finals day!". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  9. ^ "Maxwell starts at scrum-half for Scotland showdown with Wales". Six Nations Rugby. 2021-04-22. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  10. ^ "Pushing it to the Max: Jenny looking forward to Women's Six Nations after recovering from long-term injury – GH Media". Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  11. ^ "Leeds Beckett students set for England Six Nations clash | Leeds Beckett University". www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  12. ^ "Jenny Maxwell". Scottish Rugby Union. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  13. ^ "Jenny Maxwell – GH Media". Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  14. ^ "Scotland name women's squad for World Series qualifiers in Hong Kong – Planet Sevens". Retrieved 2021-04-28.
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