Maxime Machenaud

Maxime Machenaud (born 30 December 1988) is a French rugby union player. His position is scrum-half and he currently plays for Bayonne and formerly of the France national team.^[1]

Maxime Machenaud

Machenaud whilst playing for Racing 92 in 2019
Date of birth	(1988-12-30) 30 December 1988 (age 36)
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 Bayonne Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2007–2010 2010–2012 2012–2022 2022– Bordeaux Bègles Agen Racing 92 Bayonne 52 51 236 62 (35) (45) (1,307) (59) Correct as of 29 January 2025 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2012–2019 France 38 (149)

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.

In November 2022, he was called up for the French Barbarians to face Fiji at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy.

List of international tries

International tries

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	23 July 2012	Estadio José Fierro, Tucumán, Argentina	Argentina	3–28	10–49	2012 Argentina test series

Honours

Racing 92

• Top 14: 2015–16^[2]