Andy Maxwell (rugby union, born 1951) explained

Andy Maxwell
Full Name:Andrew William Maxwell
Birth Date:3 March 1951
Birth Place:West Kirby, England
Position:Centre
Repyears1:1975–78
Repcaps1:7
Reppoints1:4

Andrew William Maxwell (3 March 1951 - 19 January 2013) was an English rugby union international.[1]

Born in West Kirby, Maxwell attended Calday Grange Grammar School and played for Merseyside club New Brighton.[2]

Maxwell, who played as a centre, was capped in seven Test matches for England between 1975 and 1978. He debuted on the 1975 tour of Australia and played all matches in the 1976 Five Nations Championship. A knee injury that he suffered against France in Paris during the 1978 Five Nations proved to be career ending.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Botherway . Nigel . Caught in Time: England 23 Australia 6, Twickenham, January 3, 1976 . . 11 October 2023 . en.
  2. News: Caldy put up a good fight . Wirral Globe . 5 February 2013 . en.
  3. News: Dixon Will Miss Wales Match: Cotton Hopeful . . 30 January 1978.