| Francis Meli |
| 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 |
| 1998–2005 | 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 |
| 2000–2008 | Samoa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2001–2004 | 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 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
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