Graham Meikle
Full nameGraham William Churchill Meikle
Birth date14 October 1911
Birth placeWaterloo, England
Death date18 June 1981 (aged 69)
Death placeWhitehaven, England
PositionWing
Repyears 11934
Repcaps 13
Reppoints 112

Graham William Churchill Meikle (14 October 1911 – 18 June 1981) was an English international rugby union player.

Rugby career

Meikle was a Leicester and Waterloo wing three-quarter, capped three times for England in the 1934 Home Nations, contributing four tries. He set an England by scoring a try in each of his first three Test matches, which included two on debut against Wales at Cardiff.[1] In 1938, Meikle announced his retirement, due to a knee injury.[2]

Personal life

Born in Waterloo, Meikle was the younger brother of England international Steve Meikle. His wife Nancy was the sister-in-law of Scotland international Harry Greenlees, while another of his wife's sisters married Stephen.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "LSH facing busy time!". Liverpool Echo. 5 February 1993.
  2. ^ "Meikle To Retire". Lancashire Evening Post. 18 October 1938.
  3. ^ "Third Sister To Wed "Rugger" Star". Daily Mirror. 5 January 1938.