Justin Melck
Encyclopedia
Justin Melck is a South African rugby union
footballer who currently plays in the position of flanker.
Born in Cape Town
and educated at Rondebosch Boys High School, Fettes College
in Scotland
and Stellenbosch University
, Melck has played for Western Province
and the Super 14
side Stormers
.
Melck captained the Western Province
side during the Currie Cup
tournament in July 2007.
As of the start of 2008 he had secured 31 caps playing for Western Province
and 13 caps playing for Super 14
side Stormers
.
He has signed a three month loan deal with European Champions Munster
.
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.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
footballer who currently plays in the position of flanker.
Born in Cape Town
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
and educated at Rondebosch Boys High School, Fettes College
Fettes College
Fettes College is an independent school for boarding and day pupils in Edinburgh, Scotland with over two thirds of its pupils in residence on campus...
in Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
and Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch University is a public research university situated in the town of Stellenbosch, South Africa. Other nearby universities are the University of Cape Town and University of the Western Cape....
, Melck has played for Western Province
Western Province (rugby team)
DHL Western Province is a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup tournament. The team has won the Currie Cup on 32 occasions and has the most supporters of any Currie Cup team...
and the Super 14
Super 14
Super Rugby is the largest and pre-eminent professional Rugby union competition in the Southern Hemisphere...
side Stormers
Stormers
The Stormers, for sponsorship reasons referred to as DHL Stormers, are a South African rugby union team based in Cape Town competing in the Super Rugby competition . Despite their lack of silverware over the years, their home stadium, Newlands, typically draws the highest average attendance figures...
.
Melck captained the Western Province
Western Province (rugby team)
DHL Western Province is a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup tournament. The team has won the Currie Cup on 32 occasions and has the most supporters of any Currie Cup team...
side during the Currie Cup
Currie Cup
The Currie Cup tournament is South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition, played each winter and spring , featuring teams representing either entire provinces or substantial regions within provinces...
tournament in July 2007.
As of the start of 2008 he had secured 31 caps playing for Western Province
Western Province (rugby team)
DHL Western Province is a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup tournament. The team has won the Currie Cup on 32 occasions and has the most supporters of any Currie Cup team...
and 13 caps playing for Super 14
Super 14
Super Rugby is the largest and pre-eminent professional Rugby union competition in the Southern Hemisphere...
side Stormers
Stormers
The Stormers, for sponsorship reasons referred to as DHL Stormers, are a South African rugby union team based in Cape Town competing in the Super Rugby competition . Despite their lack of silverware over the years, their home stadium, Newlands, typically draws the highest average attendance figures...
.
He has signed a three month loan deal with European Champions Munster
Munster Rugby
Munster Rugby is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Munster, that competes in the RaboDirect Pro12 and Heineken Cup.The team represents the Irish Rugby Football Union Munster Branch which is one of four primary branches of the IRFU, and is responsible for rugby union in the Irish...
.
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.