Jimi Maximin

Jimi Maximin

Maximin in 2017
Date of birth	(1999-04-03) 3 April 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Paris, France
Height	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
Weight	136 kg (21 st 6 lb; 300 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock Current team Section Paloise Youth career 2015–2018 Montpellier HR Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2015–2024 Montpellier HR 5 (70) 2024– Section Paloise 3 (0) 2021–2022 → Stado Tarbes 21 (5) 2023–2024 → Rouen NR 26 (5) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2018–2018 France U20 1 (0) 2022–2023 French Barbarians 2 (0) Correct as of 9 August 2024

Jimi Maximin (born 3 April 1999) is a French professional rugby union player who plays as a lock for Top 14 club Pau.

Early life

Born in Paris, Maximin began playing rugby union at the age of 11 with RC Bonneval in Eure-et-Loir.[1] He later joined the academy of Montpellier Hérault Rugby the 2015–16 season. During his time in the youth teams of Montpellier, Maximin was selected to represent the France national under-20 rugby union team, where he played in the 2018 Six Nations tournament.

Club career

Montpellier Hérault Rugby (2018–2020)

Maximin made his Top 14 debut on March 10, 2018, in a match between Montpellier and Racing 92. His early performances highlighted his potential as a promising young lock in French rugby.

Section Paloise (2020–present)

In the summer of 2020, Maximin joined Section Paloise, based in Pau, Béarn.[2] He spent the 2020–21 season with the club's Espoirs team, gaining valuable experience.

During the 2021–2022 season, Maximin was loaned to Stado Tarbes in the Nationale league, where he continued to develop his skills at the senior level.[3]

Barbarians and Further Loans

In June 2022, Maximin was selected for the French Barbarians' tour of the United States, where they played against the Eagles on July 1, 2022, in Houston.[4] The Barbarians lost the match 26–21. He was called up again in November 2022 to join the French Barbarians squad to face Fiji at Stade Pierre-Mauroy.[5]

In October 2022, Maximin was loaned again to Stado Tarbes for five weeks, balancing his training between Section Paloise and Tarbes.[6]

Rouen Normandie Rugby (2023)

In January 2023, Maximin was loaned to Rouen Normandie Rugby in the Pro D2 until the end of the 2022–23 season, during which he played 10 matches and scored one try.[7] In May 2023, he was again loaned to Rouen Normandie Rugby for the 2022–23 season, where he is played alongside his brother, Samuel Maximin [fr], on loan from Montpellier HR.[8]

References

1. Cocoual, Damien (19 April 2018). "Rugby/Top 14 - Jimi Maximin : du RC Bonneval au Top 14 avec Montpellier HR". L’Écho Républicain. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
2. "Les petits nouveaux de la Section Paloise : Jimi Maximin, 2e ligne - France Bleu". ici par France Bleu et France 3 (in French). 31 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
3. "Jimi MAXIMIN". www.section-paloise.com. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
4. "Les Barbarians s'inclinent face aux États-Unis à Houston". rugbyrama.fr (in French). Retrieved 9 August 2024.
5. "Le groupe des Barbarians pour affronter les Fidji". rugbyrama.fr (in French). Retrieved 9 August 2024.
6. "Section Paloise : quel rendu pour les prêtés ?". La République des Pyrénées (in French). 23 November 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
7. "Rugby/Section Paloise : Jimi Maximin prêté en Pro D2". LaRepubliqueDesPyrenees (in French). 16 January 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
8. LANUSSE, Arthur (31 May 2023). "Rugby - Pro D2 : les frères Maximin reviennent à Rouen !". Paris Normandie (in French). Retrieved 9 August 2024.

External links

• Section Paloise profile
• Jimi Maximin at All.Rugby
• Jimi Maximin at European Professional Club Rugby
• Jimi Maximin at ESPNscrum
• Jimi Maximin at ItsRugby.co.uk