Andy Maxwell (rugby union, born 1951)

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

Andy Maxwell
Full nameAndrew William Maxwell
Date of birth(1951-03-03)3 March 1951
Place of birthWest Kirby, England
Date of death19 January 2013(2013-01-19) (aged 61)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1975–78 England 7 (4)

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

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