Hugh McMeniman

HUGH McMENIMANhas struggled with injury in the past three years, but managed to overcome injury to be selected in the Wallabies squad for the Rugby World Cup in 2007, playing in four of the Wallabies’ five games.  

An ankle injury in 2007 restricted him to five Super 14 games, and after missing most of the 2006 Super 14 season with a shoulder reconstruction, managed to be selected for the Wallabies 2006 Spring Tour.  However just eight minutes into his come-back match was stretchered off the field with a neck injury. 

2001Represented the Australian Schoolboys out of Nudgee College.

2002Represented the Queensland Under 19s.

2003-2004Represented Queensland A whilst undertaking his rugby education in the Reds College.

2005Made his Super 12 debut for the Reds in the opening match of the season against the Hurricanes in Brisbane and played eight further matches as a lock and one at blindside flanker.

He was then selected in the winter Test squad and made his debut as a replacement in the opening Test against Samoa in Sydney before capping a phenomenal first year of professional rugby with thee starting XV appearances for the Wallabies on the Spring Tour.

2006A shoulder injury limited his Super 14 campaign to just four matches for the Reds and ruled him out of Test calculations. Returning for the Spring Tour, he lasted just eight minutes of his mid week appearance against the Ospreys in Swansea before being stretchered from the field with a neck injury.

2007Two separate knee injuries stunted his Super 14 campaign to just five appearances for the Reds.  Member of the Australian Rugby World Cup squad, playing in four of the five matches.