Courtney Meredith

Courtney Meredith

Full name	Courtney Charles Meredith
Date of birth	23 September 1926 (1926-09-23) (age 85)
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]

•  England 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957
•  France 1954, 1955
•  Ireland 1954, 1955, 1956
•  New Zealand 1953
•  Scotland 1954, 1955, 1957

Bibliography

• Smith, David; Williams, Gareth (1980). Fields of Praise: The Official History of The Welsh Rugby Union. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. ISBN 0-7083-0766-3. 
• Thomas, Wayne (1979). A Century of Welsh Rugby Players. Ansells Ltd. 

References

1. ^ Ospreys player profiles
2. ^ Welsh Rugby Union player profile
3. ^ Scrum.com player profiles
4. ^ Thomas (1979), pg 133.
5. ^ Smith (1980), pg 469.

Persondata
Name	Meredith, Courtney
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Date of birth	23 September 1926
Place of birth	Pontypridd, Wales
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