Francis Meli
Meli representing Samoa in 2008
Personal information
Full name	Francis Meli Scott Jr.
Nickname	Roger
Born	27 April 1979 (1979-04-27) (age 30)
	Apia, Samoa
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.87 m)
Weight	15 st 6 lbs (98 kg)
Playing information
Position	Wing
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1998–05	Warriors	119	60	0	0	240
2006–	St Helens	91	50	0	0	156
	Total	210	110	0	0	396
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2000–08	Samoa	4	1	0	0	4
2001–04	New Zealand	14	6	0	0	24
As of 1 November, 2008

Francis Meli (born 27 April 1979 in Apia, Samoa) is a New Zealand rugby league player, currently playing for St Helens in the Super League competition. Meli has represented New Zealand in fourteen test matches between 2001 and 2005. His usual position is wing. He is of Tokelauan descent^[1]

[edit] Playing career

Meli warming up for St Helens in the 2006 Super League Grand Final against Hull FC at Old Trafford

Meli scored a New Zealand Warriors' record 23 tries in the 2003 NRL season. He scored 5 of those tries in a single finals game against the Canterbury Bulldogs, a feat still unparalleled in the finals.

Francis Meli recently committed his future to St Helens by signing a long term contract.^{[citation needed]}

He played in the 2008 Super League Grand Final defeat to the Leeds Rhinos.^[2]

[edit] Representative career

Meli represented Samoa in the 2000 World Cup.

A New Zealand Kiwi between 2001 and 2004, Meli played for Samoa in the 2008 World Cup.^[3][4]

Meli was named in the Samoan squad for the 2009 Pacific Cup.^[5]

[edit] Career profile

• Junior Club: City Marist
• First Grade Debut: Round 9, Auckland v South Sydney at Ericsson Stadium, 2 May 1999
• Career Stats: 110 career games to date scoring 60 tries

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Francis Meli Official Player Profile
• Francis Meli NRL Player Profile

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