Steve Meyer (born March 21, 1984) is a South African professional

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player who plays in the position of

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. Meyer attended high school at

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, a well-known South African sports boarding school in

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, from 1998 to 2002. In his Matric year(2002), Meyer was the

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. He excelled at soccer, cricket and rugby, and played both hockey and rugby at high school before committing to rugby in his later school years. Meyer was also a very strong academic, ranking in the top 20 in his graduating class. He considered studying to become an

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, one of the most challenging degree options in South Africa. He attended the

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briefly at the start of 2003, before moving back to Durban to begin his professional career. He began playing for the Natal Wildebeest side in 2003. After several successful seasons with them, he moved to the

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league team . When his contract with the Sharks was not renewed in 2006 he moved to

USA Perpignan Union Sportive Arlequins Perpignanais, also referred to as USA Perpignan or Perpignan, is a French professional rugby union club founded in 1933 and based in Perpignan, in the Pyrénées-Orientales department. They compete in the Top 14, France' ...

in France, where he has played since October 2006. In April 2007 Meyer tore a knee ligament in a game against

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. He returned to The Sharks prior to the 2010 Super 14 season, and retired on the eve of the Super 14 citing personal reasons. It has now been confirmed that he will be playing for in the 2010

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."Ready to make his mark: Sharksworld chats to Steve Meyer"
from SharksWorld.co.za

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Meyer, Steve 1984 births Living people South African rugby union players Rugby union fly-halves USA Perpignan players Sharks (Currie Cup) players Alumni of Kearsney College Rugby union players from Durban South African expatriate rugby union players in France 21st-century South African sportsmen