Vince Mellars
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Porirua, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight | 101 kg (15 st 13 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vincent "Vinny" Mellars (born 27 January 1984) is a New Zealand
Background
Vinny Mellars was born in Porirua, New Zealand. His father, Peter, was a New Zealand international.
Early career
Mellars played his junior rugby league for Wainuiomata and Petone.
After being signed by the
.New Zealand
Mellars made his NRL début aged 19, in round 13 of the 2003 NRL season with the New Zealand Warriors against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.
Mellars played with the Warriors throughout the 2003 and 2004 seasons.
Cronulla-Sutherland
In 2005, Mellars signed with the
Sydney Roosters
In round 6 of the 2006 NRL season, Mellars featured for the Sydney Roosters when he was chosen to play against Brisbane on the Wing. Mellars scored his first try of 2006 in round 8 against North Queensland. His second try of 2006, was against Souths in round 11 and his third was against Melbourne in round 13.
In round 18, Mellars was called up for the game against Manly-Warringah (to replace Shaun Foley).
Mellars played in the 2006 NSW Cup grand final for Newtown, who were the feeder club for the Sydney Roosters at the time. Newtown would lose the final 20–19 against Parramatta at Stadium Australia.[3]
Rugby Union
In 2008, Mellars made the switch to
Return to League
In 2009 Mellars played with the Auckland Vulcans in the NSW Cup.[5]
Super League
Just a few weeks before the start of the 2010 Super League season, Mellars signed for Crusaders RLFC.
Following the demise of the Crusaders, Mellars joined Wakefield Trinity on a three-year deal, starting in 2012.[7]
In 2014, Vince signed a contract to play with
References
- ^ "Crusaders Rugby League". web page. Crusaders Rugby League Club. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
- ^ "Vince Mellars – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". Rugby League Project.
- ^ "2006 Grand Final – Newtown Jets". newtownjets.com.
- The Dominion Post. 14 December 2007. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
- ^ Trial Win for Vodafone Selection over Auckland Vulcans Warriors Official Site, 1 March 2009
- ^ http://www.crusadersrfl.com/article.php?id=656 Crusaders sign former Crusader, 15 January 2010
- ^ Mellars makes Wildcats move Archived 14 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine rleague.com, 1 August 2011