Max Spring (born 15 March 2001) is a French rugby union player. He currently plays as a fullback for Racing 92 in the Top 14.

Max Spring
Birth nameMax Spring
Date of birth (2001-03-15) 15 March 2001 (age 23)
Place of birthSaint-Palais, France
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight75 kg (11 st 11 lb; 165 lb)[1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback
Current team Racing 92
Youth career
2006–2016 Nafarroa[2]
2016–2019 Bayonne[2]
2019–2020 Racing 92[2]
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2020– Racing 92 44 (42)
Correct as of 30 October 2023
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2022– France 1 (0)
Correct as of 9 July 2022

His father is a former New Zealand player who settled down in France and his mother is from French Basque Country. His brother, Tom Spring, plays for Bayonne.

Career

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On 19 June 2022, Max Spring scored a late try with the Barbarians against England at Twickenham, during the 2022 mid-year rugby union tests.[3]

He was called by Fabien Galthié to the French national team for the first time in June 2022, for the summer tour of Japan.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Max Spring". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Max Spring". competitions.ffr.fr (in French). Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Hapless England put to the sword by Galthie's Barbarians". Rugby Pass. 19 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  4. ^ Ekin, Kim (20 June 2022). "Ollivon heads up hugely changed 42-man France squad in Japan". Rugby Pass. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
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