Rugby legend John Maxwell lists Maroubra home

Rugby legend John Maxwell, who won 10 first grade premierships over his near two decade career, has listed his long held Maroubra home.

The former Australian captain, who played a club record 323 first grade games at Randwick Rugby across three decades, bought the family home for $775,000 in 1996 with wife Jennifer.

Set on an elevated 670 square metre block with ocean views, the coastal home has five bedrooms and two living areas.

An alfresco deck with pond overlooks the private gardens.

Phillips Pantzer Donnelley agent Jason Pantzer is selling the home with a guide of $2.8 million to $3 million.

Maxwell, a back-rower, played for Randwick Rugby from the age of nine.

After his playing career with finished, he became a coach for the next decade or so.

He captained, and then later managed, the Australian 7's side to victories in Hong Kong Sevens in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

This article was first published in the Sunday Telegraph.