Maxime Machenaud (born 30 December 1988) is a French rugby union player.

His position is scrum-half and he currently plays for Bayonne and formerly of the France national team.

He began his career with home-town club Bordeaux Bègles in the Pro D2, before moving to SU Agen in the Top 14 in 2010.

In the final of the 2015–16 Top 14 season Machenaud picked up an early red card for a tackle on Matt Giteau, however Racing still went on to defeat Toulon.

In November 2022, he was called up for the French Barbarians to face Fiji at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy.