Justin Melck
| Full name | Justin Melck | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 January 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Cape Town | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 106 kg (16 st 10 lb) [1] | ||
| School | Rondebosch Boys High School Fettes College | ||
| Occupation(s) | Professional rugby union footballer | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Flanker | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2009– | Saracens | ||
| Provincial/State sides | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2004– | Western Province | ||
| Super Rugby | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2006– | Stormers | ||
Justin Melck (born 4 January 1983) is a South African rugby union footballer who currently plays in the position of flanker.
Born in Cape Town[2] and educated at Rondebosch Boys High School,[3] Fettes College[4] in Scotland and Stellenbosch University,[3] Melck has played for Western Province and the Super Rugby side Stormers.[5]
Melck captained the Western Province side during the Currie Cup tournament in July 2007.[6]
As of the start of 2008 he had secured 31 caps playing for Western Province and 13 caps playing for Super Rugby side Stormers.[7]
He has signed a three month loan deal with European Champions Munster.[8][9]
Melck has been with Saracens since February 2009 and has recently re-signed till 2012, he got married on 6 February 2010.
Melck has also tried his hand at semi-professional modelling. This year, he is Mr August in the Saracens Rugby Club's 2011/12 calendar. In this calendar, he can be seen sporting "The Thinker" pose, made famous by Auguste Rodin in his 1902 Parisian sculpture.
References
- ↑ "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Saracens". web page. Premier Rugby. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
- ↑ Sky Sports
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 SA Rugby profile
- ↑ Telegraph 21 March 2001
- ↑ Stormers hammer Hurricanes
- ↑ News 24
- ↑ Stormers website
- ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/my_club/munster/7584330.stm Melck signs for Munster
- ↑ http://www.munsterrugby.ie/19_8365.php
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