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Chris Melling

March 23, 2023

For the pool player, see Chris Melling (pool player).

Christopher "Mello" Melling (born 21 September 1984) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. He played at representative level for England (Under-16s, and Under-18s), and as a fullback for Great Britain, and at club level for Ashton Bears ARLFC (Under-15), Hindley ARLFC (16+), and in the Super League for the Wigan Warriors and Harlequins RL (renamed as the London Broncos in 2012), as a fullback, wing, second-row or loose forward, consequently he was considered a utility player.[3][4]

Chris Melling
Personal information
Full nameChristopher Melling
Born (1984-09-21) 21 September 1984 (age 38)
Ashton-in-Makerfield, England
Playing information
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight14 st 7 lb (92 kg) [1]
PositionWing, Fullback, Second-row, Loose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2004–06 Wigan Warriors 13 3 17 0 46
2007–13 Harlequins RL 162 41 9 0 180
Total 175 44 26 0 226
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2007 Great Britain 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [2][3][4]

Early career

Melling was born in Ashton-in-Makerfield, Greater Manchester, England. He was a pupil at Byrchall High School.

played junior rugby league for the Ashton and Hindley junior clubs.[5] Melling is a youth level international for England, touring Australia and New Zealand with England Under 16s in 2001 and also representing England's U18 Academy.[5][6]

Wigan Warriors

Melling is a former Wigan Senior Academy captain who made several appearance for the Wigan first team.

In 2004's Super League IX it had seemed that Melling's career was in doubt following a serious knee injury suffered playing for Wigan against Leeds at Headingley.[7] Melling had been seen as a future star before having his season ended by a cruciate ligament injury.[8]

Upon his return to first team action in 2005's Super League X Chris made a further 10 first-grade appearances for the Wigan Warriors before picking up another knee injury requiring further surgery.[9]

Melling returned to full fitness in 2006, but found first team opportunities limited, due to the emergence of Chris Ashton at the club.[10] Chris Melling moved to hooker in Wigan's academy, impressing enough to be voted as the Under-21s Academy 'Player of the Year' for 2006.[11]

He left Wigan to pursue regular first team rugby league.

 
Melling in action for Harlequins RL

Harlequins RL

Melling was initially signed as a back-up hooker to Chad Randall,[12] however the Great Britain international made the fullback position his own. He has been compared to Wade McKinnon with the youngster being defensively solid and dependable, with an eye for a gap bringing the ball out in attack.[13] His move to Harlequins was to have seen the youngster undergo a positional change with a move to hooker.[14] He had been previously employed throughout the backline, with most of his first team appearances coming as an outside back.

Melling impressed in 2007,[15] starting games at fullback and throughout the backline and scoring four tries. In May 2007 Melling agreed to a new two-year deal with Harlequins Rugby League, midway through his first season at the Twickenham Stoop.[16] This will keep Melling in the capital until 2009.[17] He is seen as the emerging star at the Harlequins, with Harlequins RL investing in young British talent.[18]

Representative football

In June 2007 Melling was called up to the Great Britain squad,[4][19][20][21] and was fullback in the Test match against France.[22] He was joined in the Great Britain Test side by Harlequins teammate Paul Sykes.[23] Melling made his Great Britain début in the 42-14 victory over the French on 22 June 2007, despite carrying an injury.[24][25][26]

Away from football

Melling is a qualified Physiotherapist after studying at the University of Central Lancashire in Preston,[27] graduating in June 2006.[28] Melling hopes to set up his own physiotherapy practise in the future.[28]

References

  1. ^ . web page. Harlequins Rugby League. 2011. Archived from the original on 4 December 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
  2. ^ "Chris Melling at twitter.com". twitter.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Chris Melling". Quins. Retrieved 19 April 2010.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ . Bradford. 9 December 2002. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 22 July 2007.
  7. ^ "Leeds 36-24 Wigan". BBC. 19 March 2004. Retrieved 29 May 2007.
  8. ^ "Wigan duo agree fresh deals". BBC. 25 August 2004. Retrieved 13 July 2007.
  9. ^ . Quins. 22 July 2007. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-22.
  10. ^ Hadfield, Dave (8 June 2007). . London: Independent. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 22 July 2007.
  11. ^ . Quins. 22 July 2007. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 22 July 2007.
  12. ^ "Harlequins swoop for British trio". BBC. 21 September 2006. Retrieved 13 June 2007.
  13. ^ "Sykes and Melling make the GB squad". Quins. 20 June 2007. Retrieved 21 June 2007.
  14. ^ . Quins RL. 21 September 2006. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 13 June 2007.
  15. ^ Gordos, Phil (15 June 2007). "Melling call-up a sign of the times". BBC. Retrieved 15 June 2007.
  16. ^ "New deal for Melling". Quins.co.uk. 29 May 2007. Retrieved 29 May 2007.
  17. ^ Lester, Joanna: "Joanna Lester chats to two stars who are particularly familiar with today's opposition…", game on!, Harlequins RL v Wigan Warriors, p41, 2 June 2007
  18. ^ "Club-by-club guide: Harlequins". Sportinglife. 22 July 2007. Retrieved 22 July 2007.
  19. ^ "Eight new faces in Lions squad". BBC. 12 June 2007. Retrieved 12 June 2007.
  20. ^ . Quins RL. 13 June 2007. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-13.
  21. ^ "What our GB player has to say". Quins RL. 13 June 2007. Retrieved 13 June 2007.
  22. ^ "New-look GB select five new caps". BBC. 20 June 2007. Retrieved 20 June 2007.
  23. ^ . Quins. 20 June 2007. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-20.
  24. ^ "Great Britain 42-14 France". BBC. 22 June 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2007.
  25. ^ . SportingLife. 22 June 2007. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-24.
  26. ^ Wilson, Andy (23 June 2007). "Morley finally gets on scoresheet as Smith's new-look turn up trumps". London: Guardian. Retrieved 21 July 2007.
  27. ^ . Wigan. 22 July 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-22.
  28. ^ a b Lester, Joanna: "Joanna Lester chats to full back and budding physiotherapist Chris Melling", game on!, Harlequins RL v Wakefield, p41, 14 April 2007

External links

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chris Melling.
  • !Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk (statistics currently missing due to not having appeared for both Great Britain, and England)[dead link]
  • Quins RL profile[permanent dead link]
  • Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com
  • (archived by web.archive.org)
  • (archived by web.archive.org)
  • (archived by web.archive.org)
  • Melling Kicks 10 goals
  • Carney praises Wigan's young guns
  • Profile at wigan-warriors.com

March 23, 2023
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For the pool player see Chris Melling pool player Christopher Mello Melling born 21 September 1984 is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s He played at representative level for England Under 16s and Under 18s and as a fullback for Great Britain and at club level for Ashton Bears ARLFC Under 15 Hindley ARLFC 16 and in the Super League for the Wigan Warriors and Harlequins RL renamed as the London Broncos in 2012 as a fullback wing second row or loose forward consequently he was considered a utility player 3 4 Chris MellingPersonal informationFull nameChristopher MellingBorn 1984 09 21 21 September 1984 age 38 Ashton in Makerfield EnglandPlaying informationHeight5 ft 11 in 1 80 m Weight14 st 7 lb 92 kg 1 PositionWing Fullback Second row Loose forwardClubYears Team Pld T G FG P2004 06 Wigan Warriors 13 3 17 0 462007 13 Harlequins RL 162 41 9 0 180Total 175 44 26 0 226RepresentativeYears Team Pld T G FG P2007 Great Britain 1 0 0 0 0Source 2 3 4 Contents 1 Early career 2 Wigan Warriors 3 Harlequins RL 4 Representative football 5 Away from football 6 References 7 External linksEarly career EditMelling was born in Ashton in Makerfield Greater Manchester England He was a pupil at Byrchall High School played junior rugby league for the Ashton and Hindley junior clubs 5 Melling is a youth level international for England touring Australia and New Zealand with England Under 16s in 2001 and also representing England s U18 Academy 5 6 Wigan Warriors EditMelling is a former Wigan Senior Academy captain who made several appearance for the Wigan first team In 2004 s Super League IX it had seemed that Melling s career was in doubt following a serious knee injury suffered playing for Wigan against Leeds at Headingley 7 Melling had been seen as a future star before having his season ended by a cruciate ligament injury 8 Upon his return to first team action in 2005 s Super League X Chris made a further 10 first grade appearances for the Wigan Warriors before picking up another knee injury requiring further surgery 9 Melling returned to full fitness in 2006 but found first team opportunities limited due to the emergence of Chris Ashton at the club 10 Chris Melling moved to hooker in Wigan s academy impressing enough to be voted as the Under 21s Academy Player of the Year for 2006 11 He left Wigan to pursue regular first team rugby league Melling in action for Harlequins RLHarlequins RL EditMelling was initially signed as a back up hooker to Chad Randall 12 however the Great Britain international made the fullback position his own He has been compared to Wade McKinnon with the youngster being defensively solid and dependable with an eye for a gap bringing the ball out in attack 13 His move to Harlequins was to have seen the youngster undergo a positional change with a move to hooker 14 He had been previously employed throughout the backline with most of his first team appearances coming as an outside back Melling impressed in 2007 15 starting games at fullback and throughout the backline and scoring four tries In May 2007 Melling agreed to a new two year deal with Harlequins Rugby League midway through his first season at the Twickenham Stoop 16 This will keep Melling in the capital until 2009 17 He is seen as the emerging star at the Harlequins with Harlequins RL investing in young British talent 18 Representative football EditIn June 2007 Melling was called up to the Great Britain squad 4 19 20 21 and was fullback in the Test match against France 22 He was joined in the Great Britain Test side by Harlequins teammate Paul Sykes 23 Melling made his Great Britain debut in the 42 14 victory over the French on 22 June 2007 despite carrying an injury 24 25 26 Away from football EditMelling is a qualified Physiotherapist after studying at the University of Central Lancashire in Preston 27 graduating in June 2006 28 Melling hopes to set up his own physiotherapy practise in the future 28 References Edit Harlequins Rugby League web page Harlequins Rugby League 2011 Archived from the original on 4 December 2010 Retrieved 13 June 2011 Chris Melling at twitter com twitter com 31 December 2017 Retrieved 1 January 2018 a b Profile at loverugbyleague com loverugbyleague com 31 December 2017 Retrieved 1 January 2018 a b c Statistics at rugbyleagueproject org rugbyleagueproject org 31 December 2017 Retrieved 1 January 2018 a b Chris Melling Quins Retrieved 19 April 2010 permanent dead link Langley Leads GB to Victory Bradford 9 December 2002 Archived from the original on 30 September 2007 Retrieved 22 July 2007 Leeds 36 24 Wigan BBC 19 March 2004 Retrieved 29 May 2007 Wigan duo agree fresh deals BBC 25 August 2004 Retrieved 13 July 2007 Chris Melling Quins 22 July 2007 Archived from the original on 30 September 2007 Retrieved 2007 07 22 Hadfield Dave 8 June 2007 Melling ready to make Wigan pay again for mistake London Independent Archived from the original on 30 September 2007 Retrieved 22 July 2007 League Playing squad 2006 2007 Quins 22 July 2007 Archived from the original on 30 September 2007 Retrieved 22 July 2007 Harlequins swoop for British trio BBC 21 September 2006 Retrieved 13 June 2007 Sykes and Melling make the GB squad Quins 20 June 2007 Retrieved 21 June 2007 Quins land young British trio Quins RL 21 September 2006 Archived from the original on 30 September 2007 Retrieved 13 June 2007 Gordos Phil 15 June 2007 Melling call up a sign of the times BBC Retrieved 15 June 2007 New deal for Melling Quins co uk 29 May 2007 Retrieved 29 May 2007 Lester Joanna Joanna Lester chats to two stars who are particularly familiar with today s opposition game on Harlequins RL v Wigan Warriors p41 2 June 2007 Club by club guide Harlequins Sportinglife 22 July 2007 Retrieved 22 July 2007 Eight new faces in Lions squad BBC 12 June 2007 Retrieved 12 June 2007 Melling and Sykes named in GB squad Quins RL 13 June 2007 Archived from the original on 30 September 2007 Retrieved 2007 06 13 What our GB player has to say Quins RL 13 June 2007 Retrieved 13 June 2007 New look GB select five new caps BBC 20 June 2007 Retrieved 20 June 2007 Melling and Sykes to play at Headingley Quins 20 June 2007 Archived from the original on 30 September 2007 Retrieved 2007 06 20 Great Britain 42 14 France BBC 22 June 2007 Retrieved 24 June 2007 Hungry Lions Please Smith SportingLife 22 June 2007 Archived from the original on 30 September 2007 Retrieved 2007 06 24 Wilson Andy 23 June 2007 Morley finally gets on scoresheet as Smith s new look turn up trumps London Guardian Retrieved 21 July 2007 Wigan Player Profile Wigan 22 July 2007 Archived from the original on 27 September 2007 Retrieved 2007 07 22 a b Lester Joanna Joanna Lester chats to full back and budding physiotherapist Chris Melling game on Harlequins RL v Wakefield p41 14 April 2007External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chris Melling Great Britain Statistics at englandrl co uk statistics currently 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