David Mélé Explained

David Mélé
Birth Place:Narbonne, France
Birth Date:1985 10, df=y
Weight:77kg (170lb)
Years1:2006–2013
Clubs1:Perpignan
Apps1:138
Points1:231
Years2:2013–2015
Clubs2:Leicester
Apps2:43
Points2:59
Years3:2015–2016
Clubs3:Toulouse
Apps3:11
Points3:28
Years4:2016–2018
Clubs4:Grenoble
Apps4:51
Points4:249
Years5:2018–2019
Clubs5:Perpignan
Apps5:19
Points5:10
Totalyears:2006 - 2019
Totalapps:262
Totalpoints:577
Ru Clubupdate:25 May 2019
Ru Nationalyears:2019
Ru Nationalteam:Spain
Ru Nationalcaps:4
Ru Nationalpoints:30
Ru Ntupdate:22 June 2019
Coachyears1:2019-2020
Coachteams1:Leicester Tigers

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

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 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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Notes and References

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