Background
His father, Peter, was a New Zealand international.
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Vince Mellars
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Career
He has previously played in the National Rugby League, and Air New Zealand Cup. His position is in the Centres. Mellars played his junior rugby league for Wainuiomata and Petone.
After being signed by the New Zealand he moved to Auckland, playing for Otahuhu in the 2002 Bartercard Cup.
He also represented Wainuiomata and Wellington in the Bartercard Cup. Mellars made his impressive NRL debut aged 19, in Round 13 2003 with the New Zealand against Cronulla Mellars played with the throughout the 2003 and 2004 seasons.
In 2005 Mellars signed with the Cronulla He scored a double versus Knights in 2005 and scored the winning try in Golden Point extra time.
In Round 6 2006, Mellars featured for the Sydney when he was chosen to play versus
Broncos on the Wing. He scored his first try of 2006 in Round 8 versus North Queensland Cowboys.
His second try of 2006, was versus
Souths in Round 11 and his 3rd was against Storm in Round 13. In Round 18, Mellars was called up for the game versus Manly Sea Eagles (to replace Shaun Foley).
He was then in the line-up for the next remaining weeks and Later on that year, he played in the Premier League Grand Final.
Mellars played with the Sydney throughout the 2006 and 2007 seasons. He was in the Crusaders wider training squad and played in the Air New Zealand Cup for Canterbury.
In 2009 Mellars played with the Auckland Vulcans in the NSW Cup. Just a few weeks before the start of the 2010 season, Mellars signed for Crusaders RLFC. Only fourteen days later, he made his debut in 2010"s XV against Leeds where he put Gareth Raynor over the line for his first try for the Crusaders.
Following the demise of the Crusaders, Mellars joined Wakefield Trinity on a three-year deal, starting in 2012.
In 2014, Vince signed a contract to play with Kingstone Press Championship club Featherstone Rovers.
