| Full name | Graham William Churchill Meikle | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1911-10-14)14 October 1911 Waterloo, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 June 1981(1981-06-18) (aged 69) Whitehaven, England | ||||||||||||||||
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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
References
References
- "LSH facing busy time!". Liverpool Echo. 5 February 1993.
- "Meikle To Retire". Lancashire Evening Post. 18 October 1938.
- "Third Sister To Wed "Rugger" Star". Daily Mirror. 5 January 1938.