Will Muir | |
Birth Name: | William Richard Charles Muir |
Birth Date: | 30 October 1995 |
Birth Place: | Cleveland, Yorkshire, England |
Height: | 1.870NaN0 |
Weight: | 94kg (207lb) |
University: | Northumbria University |
Position: | Wing |
Years1: | 2020– |
Clubs1: | Bath |
Apps1: | 51 |
Points1: | 115 |
Clubupdate: | 3 April 2024 |
Currentclub: | Bath |
Repyears1: | 2024 |
Repteam1: | England A |
Repcaps1: | 1 |
Reppoints1: | 5 |
Repupdate: | 25 February 2024 |
Repsevensyears1: | 2017–2020 |
Repsevensteam1: | England |
Repsevenscomp1: | 17 |
Ru Sevensupdate: | 25 March 2021 |
Will Muir (born 30 October 1995) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a wing for Bath in Premiership Rugby.[1]
Muir grew up on his family's pig farm.
Muir holds a degree in mechanical engineering from Northumbria University, which he represented in the BUCS Super Rugby competition.[2]
Muir started out his rugby journey playing rugby sevens. He made his debut for England in the Assupol International Sevens tournament in South Africa in 2017.[2]
In 2019 Muir was named England Sevens Player of the Year, the first person to do so in their debut season.[2]
Muir signed for Bath Rugby in August 2020.[3] [4] Following a successful first season with Bath, he signed a new two-year contract with the club.[5]
On 23 January 2024, Muir received his first call-up to the senior England squad by coach Steve Borthwick for their Six Nations campaign.[6] The following month saw him score a try for the England A side during a victory over Portugal.[7]