Career
Meakes first started with Randwick rugby club for several years who compete in Sydney grade competitions as well as the Shute Shield competition. Meakes competed with Australia U20s during the 2011 Institutional Review Board Junior World Championship as his team lost in the semi-finals to New Zealand U20s. But finished third place as they defeated France U20s by 30-17.
He was also capped at Sevens level for Australia as Meakes participated in the 2011-2012 Institutional Review Board Sevens World Series.
In 2013, Meakes moved to England as he played for Clifton Reconstruction Finance Corporation, a local rugby union club based in Bristol. In early 2014, Meakes linked up with Gloucester Rugby having played for Clifton since his arrival in the United Kingdom as a non-contracted player.
He did enough to earn an academy contract for the 2014-2015 season. On 15 January 2015, Meakes signed his first professional contract with Gloucester since his move to the English club became permanent.
