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| Date of birth | 22 October 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Narbonne, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (12 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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David Mélé (born 22 October 1985) is a rugby union coach most recently for Leicester Tigers. He was previously a professional player for Perpignan in two spells; Leicester, Toulouse and Grenoble; and represented Spain internationally. His primary position was scrum-half but also regularly featured at fly half.
Born in Narbonne, France, Mélé started his career with Perpignan in 2006. He won the French Top 14 Championship with them in 2009. In 2013 he joined Leicester Tigers in England's Premiership Rugby for two seasons before returning to France to play for Stade Toulousain. In 2018 he returned to Perpignan for a second spell after also playing for Grenoble. [1]
He made his Spain debut on 10 March 2019 against Belgium, and went on to win four caps for Spain. [2]
In July 2019 he rejoined Leicester Tigers as an academy coach and also helps train the club's half-backs. [3]
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