David Mélé

David Mélé (born 22 October 1985) is a rugby union coach for Leicester Tigers, he was previously a professional player for Perpignan in two spells, Leicester, Toulouse and Grenoble and represented Spain internationally. His primary position was scrum-half but also regularly featured at fly half.

David Mélé
Date of birth (1985-10-22) 22 October 1985
Place of birthNarbonne, France
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Weight77 kg (12 st 2 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2006–2013 Perpignan 138 (231)
2013–2015 Leicester 43 (59)
2015–2016 Toulouse 11 (28)
2016–2018 Grenoble 51 (249)
2018–2019 Perpignan 19 (10)
2006–2019 Total 262 (577)
Correct as of 25 May 2019
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2019 Spain 4 30
Correct as of 22 June 2019
Teams coached
Years Team
2019-2020 Leicester Tigers

Career

Born in Narbonne, France, Mélé started his career with Perpignan in 2006. He won the French Top 14 Championship with them in 2009. In 2013 he joined Leicester Tigers in England's Premiership Rugby for two seasons before returning to France to play for Stade Toulousain. In 2018 he returned to Perpignan for a second spell after also playing for Grenoble.[1]

He made his Spain debut on 10 March 2019 against Belgium, and went onto win four caps for Spain.[2]

In July 2019 he rejoined Leicester Tigers as an academy coach who also helps train the club's half-backs.[3]

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References
  1. "Leicester Tigers made French signings". Sky Sports. 17 May 2013.
  2. "Mele ESPN profile". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  3. "David Mele returns to Leicester Tigers and will work with club's half-backs". Leicester Mercury. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.


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