Mel Meek

Melvyn "Mel" A. Meek (birth unknown – death unknown) was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s, and coached rugby league. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Newport RFC and Abertillery RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Halifax (Heritage № 417) and Huddersfield, as a prop, hooker, or second-row, i.e. number 8 or 10, 9, or 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums,[1][3][4] and coached at club level for Huddersfield.

Melvyn Meek
Personal information
Full nameMelvyn A. Meek
Bornunknown
Wales
Diedunknown
Playing information
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1934–≤34 Newport RFC
≤1934–≤34 Abertillery RFC
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Rugby league
PositionProp, Hooker, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1934–48 Halifax 390 65
1949–≥49 Huddersfield
Total 390 65 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1935–49 Wales 14
Source: [1][2]

Playing career

International honours

Mel Meek won 14 caps for Wales in 1935–1949 while at Halifax.[1]

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Mel Meek played hooker, and scored a goal in Halifax's 2-9 defeat by Leeds in the 1940–41 Challenge Cup Final during the 1940–41 season at Odsal, Bradford, in front of a crowd of 28,500,[5] and played right-second-row, i.e. number 12, in the 10-15 defeat by Leeds in the 1941–42 Challenge Cup Final during the 1941–42 season on Saturday 6 June 1942.[6]

Coaching career

Club career

Mel Meek was the coach of Huddersfield.[4]

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References
  1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
  4. "Statistics at rugbyleague.wales". rugbyleague.wales. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  5. Irvin Saxton (publish date tbc) "History of Rugby League – № 46 – 1940–41". Rugby Leaguer ISBN n/a
  6. Irvin Saxton (publish date tbc) "History of Rugby League – № 47 – 1941–42". Rugby Leaguer ISBN n/a
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