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Maxime Machenaud

Machenaud while at Racing 92 in 2013
Date of birth	30 December 1988 (1988-12-30)
Place of birth	Bordeaux, France
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Weight	87 kg (13 st 10 lb; 192 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half Current team Racing 92 Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2007–2010 2010–2012 2012– Bordeaux Bègles Agen Racing 92 52 51 200 (35) (45) (1,083) Correct as of 7 March 2021 National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2012– France 38 (149) Correct as of 2 October 2019

Maxime Machenaud (born 30 December 1988) is a French rugby union player. His position is scrum-half and he currently plays for Racing 92 and the France national team.

Club career

Born in Bordeaux, he trained at Stade Bordelais and as a youth at the CABBG (Athletic Club Bordeaux Bègles Gironde). He began his career with home-town club Bordeaux Bègles in the Pro D2, before moving to SU Agen in the Top 14 in 2010. In 2012 he joined Racing Métro. In the final of the 2015–16 Top 14 season Machenaud picked up an early red card for a tackle on Matt Giteau, however Racing still went on to defeat Toulon.

International career

He made his international debut during France's 2012 tour of Argentina, during which he scored his first international try.

International tries

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result (France-...)	Competition
1.	23 June 2012	Estadio Monumental José Fierro, Tucumán, Argentina	Argentina	49–10	Test Match

Honours

Racing 92

• Top 14: 2015–16