Max Lahiff (born 9 December 1989) is an English rugby union footballer who plays as a loosehead prop or tighthead prop for Bristol Bears in the Gallagher Premiership.
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| Birth name | Max Archie Lahiff | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 9 December 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 117 kg (258 lb; 18 st 6 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Papplewick School Wellington College, Berkshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
editLahiff was born in London and was educated at Papplewick School[1][non-primary source needed] in Ascot followed by Wellington College[2][non-primary source needed] Berkshire where he was a member of the team that won the Under 18 Daily Mail Cup. He had spells with London Welsh and the London Irish Academy as a youngster.[3]
Career
editHe made his senior debut for London Irish against London Wasps in 2009 and made a total of 78 appearances in his 4 years playing for the Exiles. During this time he gained a reputation for strong scrummaging and a physically imposing style of play.[3][4]
It was announced that he would leave Irish at the end of the 2012–13 season and link up with the Melbourne Rebels ahead of their 2014 Super Rugby campaign. He also spent a season playing ITM Cup rugby in New Zealand for the Hawke's Bay Magpies.[5][6]
Lahiff qualifies to play international rugby for Australia through his father.[7][8]
On 30 January 2015, Bath Rugby confirmed the signing of Lahiff with immediate effect.[9] Rejoining Toby Booth and Neal Hatley, who were coaches at London Irish during his spell there, Lahiff was named in the squad to play Harlequins in the LV= Cup the next day.[10]
Lahiff signed for French Top 14 side Clermont as cover during the 2019 Rugby World Cup, but the deal was called off due to a medical issue.[11] Lahiff joined Bristol Bears on a one-year contract for the 2019-20 season which has since been extended.[12]
References
edit- ^ http://www.papplewick.org.uk/assets/newsletter-2013.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Wellingtonians in Professional Rugby | intranet". Intranet.wellingtoncollege.org.uk. Archived from the original on 6 November 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
- ^ a b "Max Lahiff London Irish Player Profile". London Irish. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ^ "Max Lahiff itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ^ "Rebels sign London Irish prop Max Lahiff". ESPN Scrum. 19 April 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ^ "Magpies strengthen front row stocks". Sportsground. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ^ "Max Lahiff Melbourne Rebels Player Profile". Melbourne Rebels. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ^ "Lahiff finds positives in the heat" (Press release). Melbourne Rebels. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ^ "Lahiff joins Bath Rugby". bathrugby.com.
- ^ "Team News: Academy trio set for senior debut against Quins". Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Ex-Bath Rugby prop Max Lahiff's move to Clermont Auvergne falls through". Somerset Live. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ "Max Lahiff: Bristol sign ex-Bath prop on one-year deal". BBC Sport. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2020.