Justin Melck
| Full name | Justin Melck | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 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 | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Flanker | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2008 2009–14 |
Munster Saracens |
8 74 |
(10) (35) |
| correct as of 11 May 2014. | |||
| Provincial/State sides | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2005–08 | Western Province | 37 | (5) |
| Super Rugby | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2006–07 | Stormers | 13 | (5) |
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (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. Melck has also tried his hand at semi-professional modelling. He is Mr August in Saracens 2011-12 calendar. In this calendar, he can be seen sporting "The Thinker" pose, made famous by Auguste Rodin in his 1902 Parisian sculpture.
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
- ↑ Sky Sports
- 1 2 SA Rugby profile
- ↑ Telegraph 21 March 2001
- ↑ Stormers hammer Hurricanes
- ↑ News 24
- ↑ 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
- ↑ "Justin Melck debut for Germany". Super Sport. 26 April 2014.