Birth name | Justin Melck | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Justin Melck (born 4 January 1983) is a South African born German rugby union player. He plays as a Flanker.
Melck was born in Cape Town[1] and educated at Rondebosch Boys High School,[2] Fettes College[3] in Scotland and Stellenbosch University,[2]
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]
He has signed a three-month loan deal with European Champions Munster.[6][7]
Melck joined Saracens March 2009 and left at the end of the 2013-14 season.
He got married on 6 February 2010 to Georgina Simpson.
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]