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English rugby union player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Will Muir (born 30 October 1995) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a wing for Bath in Premiership Rugby.[1]
Birth name | William Richard Charles Muir | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 30 October 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Cleveland, Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 94 kg (207 lb; 14 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Northumbria University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Muir grew up on his family's pig farm.[citation needed]
Muir holds a degree in mechanical engineering from Northumbria University, which he represented in the BUCS Super Rugby competition.[2]
Muir started out his rugby journey playing rugby sevens. He made his debut for England in the Assupol International Sevens tournament in South Africa in 2017.[2]
In 2019 Muir was named England Sevens Player of the Year, the first person to do so in their debut season.[2]
Muir signed for Bath Rugby in August 2020.[3][4] Following a successful first season with Bath, he signed a new two-year contract with the club.[5]
On 23 January 2024, Muir received his first call-up to the senior England squad by coach Steve Borthwick for their Six Nations campaign.[6] The following month saw him score a try for the England A side during a victory over Portugal.[7]