Birth Date: | 12 July 2001 |
Birth Place: | Oxford, England |
Ru Position: | Prop |
Years1: | 2018-2022 |
Clubs1: | Wasps Women |
Years2: | 2022-present |
Clubs2: | Gloucester-Hartpury |
Repyears1: | 2021-present |
Repcaps1: | 25 |
Reppoints1: | 10 |
Maud Moyra Muir (born 12 July 2001) is an English rugby union player. She has played for England in the Six Nations and the 2021 Rugby World Cup.[1] She plays for Gloucester-Hartpury at club level.[2]
Muir has been a member of the England U20s and U18s sides.[3] In 2021, she was named as part of the England squad for the 2021 Women's Six Nations Championships as one of six development players on the side.[4]
She was a non-playing reserve in the opening two Six Nations games against Scotland and Italy.[5] She was named in the England squad for the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup held in New Zealand in October and November 2022.[6]
Muir joined Wasps Women in 2018. It is her first senior club side.[7] [8]
In 2022, Muir left Wasps to join Gloucester-Hartpury.[2] She was part of the team that won the 2022–23 Premier 15s title.[9]
Muir began playing rugby in Oxford. She joined the Oxford Harlequins (U6-U11) and then moved to the Gosford All Blacks, joining the U15 and later U18 sides.
She represented the South West at age grade level and moved to the Wasps' Centre of Excellence before joining the senior team.
She was awarded a Brunel Sports Scholarship, allowing her to train as a professional athlete while studying a sports science degree.
Muir is also a keen cricketer.