Hugh McMeniman

Hugh McMeniman (born 1 November 1983 in Brisbane) is an Australian retired professional rugby union footballer. He represented Australia in 22 tests and played for the Queensland Reds and Western Force in Super Rugby as well as for Kubota Spears and Honda Heat in Japan. His favoured position was blindside flanker but he also played as a lock.

Hugh McMeniman
Birth nameHugh McMeniman
Date of birth (1983-11-01) 1 November 1983
Place of birthBrisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height2.00 m (6 ft 6 1⁄2 in)
Weight114 kg (17 st 13 lb)
SchoolSt. Joseph's Nudgee College
Warwick West
UniversityQueensland University of Technology
Notable relative(s)Clare McMeniman (sister)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock / Flanker
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010–11
2014–17		 Kubota Spears
Honda Heat		 4
8		 (5)
(0)
Correct as of 15 January 2017
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2005–09
2013–14		 Reds
Force		 30
13		 (0)
(0)
Correct as of 13 July 2013
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2005–13
2005
2001		 Australia
Australia A
Australian Schoolboys		 22

5		 (0)

(0)
Correct as of 18 August 2013

Domestic career

McMeniman made his Super 12 debut for the Queensland Reds in 2005 in a match against the Hurricanes. That season he played nine games at lock and one at blindside flanker. In 2009, McMeniman signed a two-year contract with Japanese side Kubota Spears. In 2013, he returned to Australia to play for the Western Force. However, on 24 February, it was announced that he would leave the Force at the end of the 2014 season to join Japanese club Honda Heat on a two-year stint.[1]

International career

Following a strong debut Super 12 season, McMeniman was selected for the Wallabies team for a match against Samoa that year in Sydney, the same game Rocky Elsom debuted in. He went on to be included in the subsequent matches against Italy in Melbourne and France in Brisbane. He was elevated into the starting lineup for end of year tests against England, Ireland and Wales. He was then selected to go on the 2006 spring tour of the UK and Italy, but eight minutes into the first match against club side Ospreys he hyper extended his neck. In 2007 he played two Tri Nations test matches against South Africa and New Zealand, he then was selected in the 2007 Rugby World Cup, where he played pool matches against Japan, Fiji, Canada where he went over twice but both were refused by the referee. He also played in the Quarter Final against England where the Wallabies lost 12-10.

References
  1. More Australian talent heading overseas as Hugh McMeniman decides on stint in Japan
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