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| Birth name | Courtenay Charles Meredith | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 23 September 1926 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pontypridd, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 30 May 2024 (aged 97) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Neath Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University College, Cardiff | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Courtenay Meredith (23 September 1926 – 30 May 2024) 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 Courtenay 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]
Meredith celebrated his 95th birthday in 2021.[5] He was the last survivor from Wales’ last triumph over New Zealand, the 13–8 victory at Cardiff Arms Park on 19 December 1953.
Meredith died on 30 May 2024, at the age of 97.[6][7]
International matches played
Wales[8]
England 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957
France 1954, 1955
Ireland 1954, 1955, 1956
New Zealand 1953
Scotland 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957
Bibliography
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ Ospreys player profiles[permanent dead link]
- ^ Welsh Rugby Union player profile[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Courtney Meredith". ESPN.co.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ Thomas (1979), pg 133.
- ^ "Happy 95th Birthday Courtenay Meredith". WRU. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- ^ "Courtenay Meredith: Wales and Lions rugby prop dies aged 97". BBC Sport. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "'Iron Man' Courtenay's death is end of an era". Welsh Rugby. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ Smith (1980), pg 469.
External links
[edit]- Courtney Meredith at ESPNscrum
