# Reg Maxwell

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{{Short description|British Lions international rugby union player}}
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| name           = Reg Maxwell
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| full_name      = Reginald Bellamy Maxwell
| birth_date     = {{birth date|1904|04|12|df=y}}
| birth_place    = [Pietermaritzburg](/source/Pietermaritzburg), South Africa
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| position       = Three-quarter
| repyears1      = 1924
| repteam1       = {{nrut|British Lions}}
| repcaps1       = 1
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'''Reginald Bellamy Maxwell''' was an English international [rugby union](/source/rugby_union) player.<ref>{{cite news |title=Rugby In South Africa |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/986960099 |work=[Liverpool Daily Post](/source/Liverpool_Daily_Post) |date=19 August 1924}}</ref>

Born in [Pietermaritzburg](/source/Pietermaritzburg), South Africa, Maxwell moved to England as a child and was based in [Birkenhead](/source/Birkenhead) through his rugby career, where he was a member of the [Birkenhead Park](/source/Birkenhead_Park_F.C.) club.<ref>{{cite news |title=R. B. Maxwell |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/258908851 |work=[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian) |date=19 May 1924}}</ref>

Maxwell, who could play both as a half-back and three-quarter, was a Cheshire representative player and in 1924 gained a [British Lions](/source/British_%26_Irish_Lions) call up for their [tour of South Africa](/source/1924_British_Lions_tour_to_South_Africa). His place on the tour was almost lost after the invitation letter sent to his club had remained unopened for weeks and the selectors instead offered his spot to [Mel Rosser](/source/Mel_Rosser). Unable to obtain leave from his work, Rosser had to decline the offer and another attempt was made to contact Maxwell, who this time responded to a letter sent to his private address.<ref>{{cite news |title=How Maxwell Nearly Lost The Trip |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/986954509 |work=Liverpool Daily Post |date=2 July 1924}}</ref> He played seven matches on tour, including the opening Test against the Springboks in Durban, then succumbed to injury and was replaced in the squad by [Harold Davies](/source/Harold_Davies_(rugby_union)).<ref>{{cite web |title=#225 Reg Maxwell |url=https://www.lionsrugby.com/player/?PlayGuid=RM306235 |website=British & Irish Lions}}</ref>

==See also==
*[List of British & Irish Lions players](/source/List_of_British_%26_Irish_Lions_players)

==References==
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{{British and Irish Lions 1924}}

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Category:1904 births
Category:Year of death missing
Category:English rugby union players
Category:British & Irish Lions rugby union players from England
Category:Birkenhead Park FC players
Category:Cheshire RFU players
Category:Rugby union centres
Category:Rugby union players from Pietermaritzburg
Category:South African emigrants to the United Kingdom
Category:20th-century English sportsmen

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