Andy Maxwell is a former Irish

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player, previously of

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and

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. He joined the

squad at the start of the 2003-04 season and made his Ulster debut against Edinburgh in September 2004 which he capped with a try. Maxwell won his first Ireland A cap at the

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tournament in the

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and Canada. He won two caps with appearances against the

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. He has also represented Ireland at Sevens, U21, U19 and U18 levels. His speed and style of rugby is well suited to the seven aside game and he took part in the

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tournament in Hong Kong in summer 2005. At the end of the 2006-07 season, Maxwell left Ulster and moved to Edinburgh Rugby. In May 2008 Maxwell decided to pursue a career outside professional rugby and left Edinburgh. He and a number of other Irish professionals, such as Ross McCarron and Simon Hillary, did this. Maxwell is now a co-owner of the Irish burrito bar chain Boojum.

References

External links

Profile on Ulster Rugby

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Steinmetz and Maxwell into the breach for Ulster
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