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{{short description|Namibian rugby union player}}
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'''Melrick John Africa''' (born 18 January 1978 in [[Rehoboth, Namibia|Rehoboth]]) is a [[Namibia]]n [[rugby union]] centre and wing.
'''Melrick John Africa''' (born 18 January 1978 in [[Rehoboth, Namibia|Rehoboth]]) is a [[Namibia]]n [[rugby union]] centre and wing.


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==External links==
==External links==
*{{ESPNscrum|14342}}

*[http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/player/14342.html Melrick Africa International Statistics]


{{Namibia Squad 2003 World Cup}}
{{Namibia Squad 2003 World Cup}}
{{Namibia Squad 2007 World Cup}}
{{Namibia Squad 2007 World Cup}}


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| DATE OF BIRTH = 18 January 1978
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[[Category:1978 births]]
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Omaheke Region]]
[[Category:People from Rehoboth, Namibia]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Hardap Region]]
[[Category:Rugby union props]]
[[Category:Rugby union props]]
[[Category:Namibian rugby union players]]
[[Category:Namibian rugby union players]]
[[Category:Namibia international rugby union players]]
[[Category:2003 Rugby World Cup players]]
[[Category:2007 Rugby World Cup players]]


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Revision as of 13:03, 13 September 2023

Melrick Africa
Date of birth (1978-01-18) 18 January 1978 (age 46)
Place of birthRehoboth, South West Africa
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight89 kg (196 lb; 14 st 0 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre, Wing
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
Reho Falcons ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2003–2007 Namibia 23 (62)

Melrick John Africa (born 18 January 1978 in Rehoboth) is a Namibian rugby union centre and wing.

Africa played for Reho Falcons, in Namibia for the season of 2006/07.

He has 23 caps for Namibia, from 2003 to 2007, with 12 tries and 1 conversion scored, 62 points in aggregate. He was called for the 2003 Rugby World Cup, playing in three games, and for the 2007 Rugby World Cup, playing in all the four games. He never scored in his two presences and has been absent from the National Team since the 2007 Rugby World Cup.