Max Green (rugby union)

Max Green (born 13 February 1996) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for Harlequins.

Max Green

Birth name	Maxwell George Green
Date of birth	(1996-02-13) 13 February 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Bradford, England
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	82 kg (12 st 13 lb)
School	Woodhouse Grove School Prince Henry's Grammar School
University	Leeds Beckett University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half Current team Harlequins Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2015–2017 Yorkshire Carnegie 34 (5) 2017–2023 Bath Rugby 19 (0) 2020–2021 →Jersey Reds (loan) (0) 2021–2022 →Bristol Bears (loan) (0) 2023– Harlequins 3 (0) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2013–2014 Sweden U18 2016 England U20 10 (5) Correct as of 14 December 2023

Club career

Green made his debut for Yorkshire Carnegie during the 2015/16 campaign and became a regular the following season.^[1] In November 2017 he signed for Bath.^[2] Green played for Bath in the Anglo-Welsh Cup^[3][4] making his club debut against London Irish at the Madejski Stadium in 2017.^[5]

In March 2021, he was loaned to RFU Championship side Jersey Reds for the remainder of the 2020–21 season and made seven appearances.^[6] (after breaking leg and surgery in Jan 2020 and surgery on wrist in Oct 2019)

In September 2023, following six seasons contracted with Bath permanently, Green signed for Harlequins, initially on a short-term deal. This coincided with the 2023 Rugby World Cup where the club's first choice scrum half Danny Care had been playing with England.^[7] In December 2023, Green extended his deal with Harlequins on a permanent basis to the end of 2023/24 season.^[8]

International career

Green qualifies to represent Sweden through his mother's side and represented Sweden Under-18 in two FIRA tournaments, 2013 and 2014.^[9][10]

Green was a member of the England under-20 team that hosted the 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship and scored a try in the semi-final against South Africa.^[11] He started in the final as England defeated Ireland to win the tournament.^[12]

Miscellaneous

2015 BUCS University Champions with Leeds Beckett University. 2016 BUCS University Player of the Year. Yorkshire County Rugby.

References

1. "Max Green and Max Wright: Bath sign England Under-20 and Yorkshire Carnegie duo". BBC Sport. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
2. Evans, Daniel (1 November 2017). "Bath Rugby snap up two former England under-20 backs". Bath Chronicle. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
3. Evans, Daniel (23 March 2018). "Too many scrum-halves at Bath Rugby? The interesting number-nine dynamic next season". SomersetLive. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
4. Evans, Daniel (5 February 2018). "Max Green on what he is trying to perfect above all at Bath Rugby". Bath Chronicle. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
5. "Max Green - Player Profile". Bath Rugby. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
6. "Atkins and Green join Jersey Reds on loan". Bath Rugby. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
7. "MAX GREEN SIGNS FOR HARLEQUINS". Harlequins Rugby. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
8. "MAX GREEN EXTENDS CONTRACT". Harlequins. Harlequins. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
9. "Max Green". Ultimaterugby.com. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
10. "Bath scrum-half Max Green on his rugby journey". Rugby World. 7 November 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
11. Middleton, Nathan (20 June 2016). "World Rugby U20 Championship: England beat South Africa to set up Ireland final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
12. Fallon, John (25 June 2016). "Dominant England blow Ireland away in U20 World Cup final". Irish Independent. Retrieved 13 January 2022.