# Maud Muir
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{{short description|England international rugby union player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2025}}
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|caption=Muir in 2022
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|birth_place = [Oxford](/source/Oxford), England
| height_cm = 164
| weight_kg = 100
|ru_position=Prop
|years1=2018–2022
|clubs1=[Wasps Women](/source/Wasps_Women)
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|points1=0
|years2=2022–present
|clubs2=[Gloucester-Hartpury](/source/Gloucester-Hartpury)
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|repcaps1=48
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{{MedalSport|Women's [rugby union](/source/rugby_union)}}
{{MedalCompetition|[Rugby World Cup](/source/Women's_Rugby_World_Cup)}}
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'''Maud Moyra Hazel Muir''' (born 12 July 2001) is an English rugby union player. She has played for England in the [Six Nations](/source/Women's_Six_Nations_Championship), the [2021 Rugby World Cup](/source/2021_Rugby_World_Cup) and was in the winning England team for the [2025 Women's Rugby World Cup](/source/2025_Women's_Rugby_World_Cup).[{{cite news | url=https://www.englandrugby.com/england/senior-women/squad/maud-muir | title=Maud Muir | publisher=[RFU](/source/Rugby_Football_Union) | access-date=7 September 2023 | language=en-UK}}] She plays for [Gloucester-Hartpury](/source/Gloucester-Hartpury) at club level.[{{cite news | url=https://www.gloucesterrugby.co.uk/news/england-international-maud-muir-signs-with-gloucester-hartpury | title=England international Maud Muir signs with Gloucester-Hartpury | publisher=[Gloucester Rugby](/source/Gloucester_Rugby) | date=17 June 2022 | access-date=7 September 2023 | language=en-UK}}]
== International career ==
Muir has been a member of the England U20s and U18s sides.[{{Cite web|title=RUGBY UNION: Maud Muir named in England women's U20 squad|url=https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/sport/17972971.rugby-union-maud-muir-named-england-womens-u20-squad/|access-date=7 June 2021|website=Oxford Mail|date=17 October 2019 |language=en}}] 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.[{{Cite web|last=April 2021|first=Joe Harvey Thursday 15|title=Maud Muir Exclusive: The teenage prop making an impression for Wasps and England|url=http://www.talkingrugbyunion.co.uk/maud-muir-exclusive-the-teenage-prop-making-waves-for-wasps-and-next-up-england/30489.htm|access-date=7 June 2021|website=Talking Rugby Union}}] She was named in the [England squad](/source/England_women's_national_rugby_union_team) for the delayed [2021 Rugby World Cup](/source/2021_Rugby_World_Cup) held in New Zealand in October and November 2022.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/62958278|title= Rugby World Cup: Sadia Kabeya and Morwenna Talling in England squad|website=[BBC Sport](/source/BBC_Sport)|date= 20 September 2022}}]
Muir was named in England's squad for the [2025 Women's Six Nations Championship](/source/2025_Women's_Six_Nations_Championship).[{{Cite web |date=17 March 2025 |title=Red Roses squad for Six Nations announced |url=https://www.englandrugby.com/follow/news-media/red-roses-squad-six-nations-announced |access-date=18 March 2025 |website=England Rugby}}][{{Cite web |last=Thomas |first=Martyn |date=17 March 2025 |title=John Mitchell names 4 uncapped players in England's Six Nations squad |url=https://www.rugbypass.com/news/england-womens-six-nations-squad/ |access-date=18 March 2025 |website=RugbyPass}}] She was named in the [Red Roses](/source/England_women's_national_rugby_union_team) side for the [Women's Rugby World Cup](/source/2025_Women's_Rugby_World_Cup) in [England](/source/England), and was in the starting line-up for the final, playing as [prop](/source/Rugby_union_positions).[{{Cite web |last=Cartwright |first=Phil |date=24 July 2025 |title=Hunt & Scarratt in England's Rugby World Cup squad |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/articles/c056391pqqdo |access-date=24 July 2025 |website=BBC Sport}}][{{Cite web |title=Red Roses Rugby squad for 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup |url=https://www.englandrugby.com/follow/news-media/red-roses-rugby-squad-2025-womens-rugby-world-cup |access-date=10 August 2025 |website=www.englandrugby.com |language=en}}][{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/aug/14/maud-muir-rugby-world-cup-england-interview|last=Rendell|first=Sarah|title='I always loved a camera': Maud Muir on life through a lens in England women's rugby team|website=guardian.com|date=14 August 2025|access-date=3 October 2025}}] Muir won her fiftieth cap during the 2026 Six Nations Championship against Scotland on 18 April, in an 84-7 victory.[{{cite web| accessdate=19 April 2026|website=BBC Sport|url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/articles/c4gxyennldpo |title= 'Rusty' to 'relentless' - Red Roses deliver statement win |date=18 April 2026}}]
== Club career ==
Muir joined her first senior club side, [Wasps Women](/source/Wasps_Women), in 2018.[{{Cite web|date=24 June 2020|title=Maud Muir|url=https://www.waspslegends.co.uk/legends/maud-muir/|access-date=7 June 2021|website=Wasps Legends Charitable Foundation|language=en-GB}}][{{Cite news|title='This is the evolution of a sport'|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/57175259|access-date=7 June 2021}}]
In 2022, Muir left Wasps to join [Gloucester-Hartpury](/source/Gloucester-Hartpury).[{{Cite web |date=19 February 2025 |title=Maud Muir: England prop signs new contract with Gloucester-Hartpury |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/articles/c798wylr740o |access-date=20 March 2025 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}]
== Early life and education ==
Muir grew up in Oxford, and attended [Cherwell School](/source/Cherwell_School).[{{Cite web|url=https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/sport/25494126.maud-muirs-epic-journey-oxford-world-cup-final/|title=Maud Muir's journey from Oxford pitches to World Cup final|date=26 September 2025|website=Oxford Mail}}] She began playing rugby in Oxford at a young age, and joined the Oxford Harlequins (U6-U11) and then moved to the Gosford All Blacks, joining the U15 and later U18 sides.[{{Cite web |last1=Buckingham |first1=Carla |last2=Dimitrova |first2=Galya |date=8 February 2025 |title=England's Maud Muir delivers 'special' rugby workshop in Thame |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c70k75w92pdo |access-date=20 March 2025 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB}}]
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 played cricket until she was 12, partly because her mother preferred watching cricket to rugby. She was an excellent fielder but only an average batter.