Steve Meikle Explained

Steve Meikle
Birth Date:6 July 1905
Birth Place:West Derby, England
Death Place:Liverpool, England
Relatives:Graham Meikle (brother)
Position:Stand-off
Repyears1:1929
Repcaps1:1
Reppoints1:3

Stephen Spencer Churchill Meikle (6 July 1905 – 4 June 1960) was an English international rugby union player.

Born in West Derby, Liverpool, Meikle was the elder brother of England wing three-quarter Graham Meikle and joined his local side Waterloo at age 18. His solitary England cap came as a stand-off in a 1929 Calcutta Cup match against Scotland at Murrayfield, forming a partnership with fellow debutant Eddie Richards.[1] [2]

Meikle was managing director of a ship painting company and served as a Lancashire selector.[3] He died of carbon monoxide poisoning in his car in 1960 at the age of 54. A verdict of suicide was recorded by the coroner.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Praise for S.S.C. Meikle . . 24 January 1929.
  2. News: Meikle Helps Waterloo To Victory . Liverpool Daily Post . 1 April 1929.
  3. News: Steve Meikle Dead In Car . . 6 Jun 1960.
  4. News: Ex-Tigers' player had health worries . Leicester Evening Mail . 7 June 1960.