Max Lahiff
| Birth name | Max 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 | 103 kg (227 lb; 16 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Papplewick School Wellington College, Berkshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Max Lahiff (born 9 December 1989) is an English rugby union footballer who plays as a loosehead prop for the Bath Rugby in the Aviva Premiership.
Early life
Lahiff 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 won the Under 18 Daily Mail Cup. He had spells with London Welsh and the London Irish Academy as a youngster.[3]
Career
He 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 Template:Rut Hawke's Bay Magpies.[5][6][7]
Lahiff qualifies to play international rugby for Australia through his father.[8][9]
On 30 January 2015, Bath Rugby confirmed the signing of Lahiff with immediate effect.[10] 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.[11]
References
- ^ http://www.papplewick.org.uk/assets/newsletter-2013.pdf
- ^ "Wellingtonians in Professional Rugby | intranet". Intranet.wellingtoncollege.org.uk. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
- ^ a b "Max Lahiff London Irish Player Profile". London Irish. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ^ "Max Lahiff itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ^ "Irish prop Lahiff to leave for Australia when season ends". Daily Mail. 18 April 2013. 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.
- ^ http://www.bathrugby.com/news/team-news/lahiff-joins-bath-rugby
- ^ http://www.bathrugby.com/news/match-news/team-news-academy-trio-set-for-senior-debut-against-quins