Courtney Meredith

Courtney Meredith
Full name Courtney Charles Meredith
Date of birth (1926-09-23) 23 September 1926
Place of birth Pontypridd, Wales
School Neath Grammar School
University University College, Cardiff
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Prop
Amateur clubs
Years Club / team
Crynant RFC[1]
Neath RFC
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1953-1957
1955
Wales[2]
British Lions[3]
14
4
(3)
(0)

Courtney Meredith (born 23 September 1926) was a Welsh international rugby union prop who played club rugby for Neath. He won fourteen caps for Wales and also played for invitational club the Barbarians. Meredith was a powerful prop, and was much praised by second row players for his tight packing, which allowed them the opportunity to shove the opposition. He played both tight and loose head prop but preferred tight head.

On the 1955 British and Irish Lions Tour the all-Welsh front row of Billy Williams, Bryn Meredith and Courtney Meredith was selected for a Lions test match. This did not occur again until June 2009 when Gethin Jenkins, Adam Jones and Matthew Rees were selected as the British and Irish Lions front row for the 2nd Test against South Africa.[4]

International matches played
Wales[5]

Bibliography

References

  1. Ospreys player profiles
  2. Welsh Rugby Union player profile
  3. "Courtney Meredith". ESPN.co.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  4. Thomas (1979), pg 133.
  5. Smith (1980), pg 469.
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