Morné Melvin Mellett is a former South African rugby union player, that played with the Blue Bulls provincial team between 2010 and 2014 and with the Bulls Super Rugby team between 2013 and 2015.[1] His usual position is prop.
| Full name | Morné Melvin Mellett | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 2 October 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Boksburg, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 115 kg (18 st 2 lb; 254 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Dr E.G. Jansen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editAfter representing the Falcons at several youth tournaments, he joined the Blue Bulls in 2010.
He made his first team debut for the Blue Bulls in the 2010 Vodacom Cup, coming on as a substitute in their game against his former team, the Falcons.[2] He made several appearances in this competition over the next three seasons and finally made his Currie Cup debut in the 2012 Currie Cup Premier Division against the Free State Cheetahs.[3]
He also played for UP Tuks in the 2010 and 2011 Varsity Cup competitions.
He retired in December 2015, aged just 26, on medical advice after he suffered a vertebral artery dissection earlier in the year.[4]
References
edit- ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Morné Mellett". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Valke 7–50 Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 27 March 2010. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Vodacom Blue Bulls 34–30 Toyota Free State Cheetahs". South African Rugby Union. 22 September 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ^ "Mellett calls it a day" (Press release). Bulls. 10 December 2015. Archived from the original on 11 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.