Maisy Allen
England international rugby union player
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Maisy Allen (born 21 September 2001) is an English rugby union footballer who plays for Exeter Chiefs Women and England. Her preferred position is flanker.
| Born | 21 September 2001[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 164 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb; 11 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
Having played for Wimborne RFC, Oakmedians and Dorchester, as well as Dorset & Wilts and the Bristol Bears Academy, Allen made her debut in the Premiership Women's Rugby with Gloucester–Hartpury in February 2021.[2]
Later in 2021, Allen joined Exeter Chiefs Women and helped the club reach the semi-finals of the PWR in the 2023–24 Premiership Women's Rugby season.[3] However, the following season Allen was impacted by injury and Exeter Chiefs finished fifth in the league, missing the semi-finals.[4] In 2025-2026, she was a try-scorer as Exeter again secured a place in the PWR semi-finals, having scored ten tries across 17 league appearances that season.[5][6]
In August 2026, she joined Canterbury on a short-term loan to play in the Farah Palmer Cup in New Zealand.[6]
International career
Whilst at the Bristol Bears Academy, Allen was selected at age-group level for England in Rugby Sevens as well as the England women's national Under-20 rugby union team.[2]
Allen made a try-scoring debut for the senior England women's national rugby union team as a substitute against Canada in September 2023, making her first start for the team against the same opponent the following week.[7] She was part of England's victorious team at the 2023 WXV the following month in New Zealand.[8][4] In January 2026, she was called-up again to train with the England team prior to the 2026 Women's Six Nations Championship.[9]
Personal life
Outside of her own rugby career, Allen has worked as a rugby coach at Exeter College in Devon.[4]