Max Llewellyn (born 13 January 1999) is a

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rugby union player who plays for Gloucester as a centre. He is a Wales under-20 international. Llewellyn came through the Cardiff academy, and made his professional debut with the club in 2017, before signing with Gloucester in 2023. Llewellyn has represented Wales, making his debut on 5 August 2023.

Club career

Llewellyn attended Cardiff Metropolitan University where he played for their rugby team in the

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tournament. A member of the Cardiff academy, Llewellyn made his debut on 17 November 2017, coming off the bench in an Anglo-Welsh Cup match against the

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. Llewellyn made his first appearance in the Pro14 on 28 April 2018, in the annual Judgement Day fixture, again coming off the bench against the

. Llewellyn scored his first try for Cardiff on 24 April 2021, and set up their second after a break. On 20 March 2023, it was announced that Llewellyn had signed a contract for Premiership Rugby side Gloucester Rugby for the 2023–24 season. Prior to departing Cardiff, he was named as Player's Player of the Season, at the end-of-season awards.

International career

Llewellyn was first selected for Wales U20 for the

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. He made 14 appearances for the side over two seasons, scoring a try against Italy in the

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. He was widely tipped to be included in the Wales squad for the

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, but ruled out of the early stages of the tournament due to injury. On 1 May 2023, Llewellyn was called up to the Wales 54-man training squad ahead of the

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. Llewellyn made his debut on 5 August 2023, starting for Wales in the first test of their

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, in a win against England.

Personal life

His father is 92-cap Welsh international

Gareth Llewellyn Gareth Owen Llewellyn (born 27 February 1969), is a Welsh former rugby union player who gained a record 92 caps for Wales as a lock. His record for Wales caps was surpassed by Gareth Thomas in May 2007. His brother, Glyn Llewellyn, also play ...

. His uncle, Glyn Llewellyn, also represented Wales. A former pupil of Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf, he is a fluent

speaker.

References

External links

Cardiff Rugby profile
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