Sean Maitland

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Sean Maitland
Maitland playing for the Crusaders in Super Rugby
Birth nameSean Daniel Maitland
Date of birth (1988-09-14) 14 September 1988 (age 36)
Place of birthTokoroa, New Zealand
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight101 kg (15 st 13 lb; 223 lb)
SchoolHamilton Boys High School
Notable relative(s)Quade Cooper, cousin
Pele Cowley, cousin
Thomas Waghorne, cousin
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing / Fullback
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012–2015
2015–2016
2016–		 Glasgow
London Irish
Saracens		 38
18
87		 (50)
(20)
(190)
Correct as of 15 June 2021
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2006–2012 Canterbury 45 (100)
Correct as of 15 June 2021
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2008–2012 Crusaders 54 15 June 2021
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010
2013–
2013		 Māori All Blacks
Scotland
British and Irish Lions		 3
53		 (0)
(75)
Correct as of 15 June 2021

Sean Daniel Maitland (born 14 September 1988) is a New Zealand-born Scottish rugby union player. He plays for Saracens in the Premiership Rugby. He previously played for London Irish and before that for Glasgow Warriors in the PRO12, Crusaders in Super Rugby and Canterbury in the Mitre 10 Cup. His regular playing positions are Wing and Full back.

Early life

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Maitland was born in Tokoroa, New Zealand, on 14 September 1988. He attended Hamilton Boys' High School where he played in the first XV and competed in athletics, recording a personal best of 11.29 and 22.30 seconds for the 100m and 200m respectively, and threw the discus 45.47m. Maitland is half-Scottish and is of Samoan and Maori descent from his mother's side. He is the cousin of New Zealand born, Australian rugby union player Quade Cooper.[1] Maitland and cousin Cooper also grew up with future Kiwi Rugby League international Isaac John.

Club career

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Maitland spent 2005 and 2006 in the New Zealand Schools team and was a member of New Zealand under-19 World Cup winning side in 2007 and the New Zealand under-20 side in 2008 winning the IRB Junior World Championship. Sean scored four tries against teams from Argentina, Ireland and Wales. One of his teammates was John Hardie who he would go on to play with in the Scotland Rugby Team.

Maitland debuted for Canterbury in 2006, and made his Super Rugby debut for the Crusaders against the ACT Brumbies in 2008 and played in every Crusaders match that year. In 2010, he was selected for the New Zealand Maori where he impressed, scoring a try against Ireland.[2] On 11 March 2011 he scored four tries in a game against the Brumbies, equaling the record for the most tries scored in a Super Rugby match.[3] Maitland joined Glasgow Warriors in 2012, and won his first cap for Scotland at the start of the 2013 Six Nations Championship.[4] After 3 years playing for Glasgow Warriors, Maitland moved to London Irish, and in 2016 to Saracens.[5] During his time at Saracens he has won three Premiership titles in 2018, 2019 and 2023, scoring a try in the 2019 final.[6][7][8] He also helped Saracens win the European Champions Cup in 2019, scoring a try in the final.[9] He had previously missed Saracens' victory in the 2017 European Champions Cup final through injury.[10]

International career

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On 30 April 2013, Maitland was announced in the British and Irish Lions squad for the tour of Australia later that year. The tour marked a possible first encounter with cousin Quade Cooper in the test arena, having played one another before at Super Rugby level. The two never met in-game as Cooper was controversially left out of the extended Wallaby squad for the series, and Maitland never took to the field in the one test that he was on the bench. Maitland was not selected in the team to play the Queensland Reds mid-week game, in which Cooper captained the Reds for the first time. The two would go on to play against each other in November 2013, when Scotland lost to Australia in the end-of-year-internationals

Maitland played in the Rugby World Cup 2015, in which Scotland reached the quarter-finals. He was controversially sin binned for a supposed deliberate knock-on in the quarter-finals. Scotland eventually went on to lose the match 35–34, ending their Rugby World Cup.

Personal life

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Maitland qualifies for Scotland by his Glaswegian grandparents who emigrated to New Zealand in the 1960s. Maitland said "My granddad always reminded me that I was part Scottish and that I should never forget that."[11]

On Maitland's maternal grandfather's side, Sean is also closely related to 'Smoking Joe' Stanley of New Zealand All Black fame in the mid 1980s–1990 on his Samoan side.[citation needed] In 2009, Maitland was a finalist in the Cleo New Zealand Bachelor of the Year competition.[12]

In November 2013, Maitland and three other Scottish rugby players were charged with assault following an incident outside a Glasgow takeaway shop in August,[13] although these were ultimately dropped and Maitland faced no further action.

In October 2020 Maitland was charged by the RFU for “conduct prejudicial to the interests of the Union” for breaking COVID-19 regulations whilst on duty with the Barbarians.[14]

International tries

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As of 15 March 2022.[15]
Try Opposing Team Venue Competition Date Result Score
1  England Twickenham Stadium, London 2013 Six Nations 2 February 2013 Loss 38-19
2  Argentina Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 2014 Autumn Internationals 8 November 2014 Win 41-31
3  United States Elland Road, Leeds 2015 Rugby World Cup 27 September 2015 Win 39-16
4  Argentina Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 2016 Autumn Internationals 19 November 2016 Win 19-16
5  Georgia Rugby Park, Kilmarnock 26 November 2016 Win 43-16
6  Australia Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 2017 Autumn Internationals 25 November 2017 Win 53-24
7  France Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 2018 Six Nations 11 February 2018 Win 32-26
8  England Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 24 February 2018 Win 25-13
9  Italy Stadio Olimpico, Rome 17 March 2018 Win 27-29
10  Fiji Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 2018 Autumn Internationals 10 November 2018 Win 54-17
11  Argentina Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 24 November 2018 Win 14-9
12  France Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 2019 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches 24 August 2019 Win 17-14
13  Samoa Kobe Misaki Stadium, Kobe 2019 Rugby World Cup 30 September 2019 Win 34-0
14  France Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 2020 Six Nations 8 March 2020 Win 28-17
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References

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  1. ^ Morton, Jim (4 July 2011). "Quade Cooper to play cousin Sean Maitland". theroar.com.au. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  2. ^ "New Zealand Maori celebrate centenary with victory over Ireland". Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Crusaders – Sean Maitland". Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  4. ^ "Sean Maitland". Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Sean Maitland". Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Premiership final: Exeter Chiefs 10-27 Saracens". BBC. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Premiership final: Exeter Chiefs 34-37 Saracens". BBC. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Premiership final: Saracens 35-25 Sale - Sarries win sixth title in Twickenham thriller". BBC. 27 May 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Leinster 10-20 Saracens: English side win third Champions Cup in Newcastle". BBC. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  10. ^ "Sean Maitland: Saracens winger may miss Scotland's summer tour". BBC. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  11. ^ English, Tom (27 January 2013). "Six Nations: New Scot Sean Maitland keen to make big impact". The Scotsman. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  12. ^ "CLEO Bachelors 09". Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  13. ^ By Sean Maitland among Scotland players due in court over assault 3 News NZ. 15 November 2013.
  14. ^ "Sean Maitland and Tim Swinson among 13 banned for Barbarians pub trip Covid breaches | The Scotsman".
  15. ^ "Sean Maitland". 15 March 2022.
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