Courtney Meredith, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Courtney Meredith

Welsh rugby union player

Date of Birth: 23-Sep-1926

Place of Birth: Pontypridd, Wales, United Kingdom

Profession: rugby union player

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Courtney Meredith

  • 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.Courtney Meredith is now the only survivor from Wales’ last triumph over New Zealand, the 13-8 victory at Cardiff Arms Park on 19 December 1953.
  • International matches played Wales England 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957 France 1954, 1955 Ireland 1954, 1955, 1956 New Zealand 1953 Scotland 1954, 1955, 1957

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