Justin Melck

Justin Melck
Birth name Justin Melck
Date of birth (1983-01-04) 4 January 1983
Place of birth Cape Town, South Africa
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 106 kg (16 st 10 lb)
School Rondebosch Boys High School
Fettes College
Occupation(s) Professional rugby union footballer
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2008
2009–14		 Munster
Saracens		 8
74		 (10)
(35)
Correct as of 11 May 2014
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2005–08 Western Province 37 (5)
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2006–07 Stormers 13 (5)
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014– Germany 1 (5)
Correct as of 26 April 2014

Justin Melck (born 4 January 1983) is a South African born German rugby union player. He plays as a Flanker.

Early life

Melck was born in Cape Town[1] and educated at Rondebosch Boys High School,[2] Fettes College[3] in Scotland and Stellenbosch University,[2]

Career in South Africa

Melck has played for Western Province and the Super Rugby side Stormers.[4]

Melck captained the Western Province side during the Currie Cup tournament in July 2007.[5]

Munster

He has signed a three-month loan deal with European Champions Munster.[6][7]

Saracens

Melck joined Saracens March 2009 and left at the end of the 2013-14 season.

Personal life

He got married on 6 February 2010 to Georgina Simpson.

Germany

Melck was eligible to play for Germany because of his German mother, was called up for their match against Sweden on 26 April 2014 where he represents the country for the first time.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Sky Sports
  2. 1 2 SA Rugby profile
  3. ↑ Telegraph 21 March 2001
  4. ↑ Stormers hammer Hurricanes
  5. ↑ "News24 | South Africa's leading source of breaking news, opinion and insight". News24. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  6. ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/my_club/munster/7584330.stm Melck signs for Munster
  7. ↑ http://www.munsterrugby.ie/19_8365.php
  8. ↑ "Justin Melck debut for Germany". Super Sport. 26 April 2014. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014.

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