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Melvin Robert Dunne (16 December 1934 – 26 February 2002) was a New Zealand-born rugby union player.

Dunne was born and raised in Wellington, New Zealand. After attending Wellington College, Dunne went south and played rugby for the University of Canterbury, featuring in three "A" grade premiership-winning campaigns earning NZ Universities honours. He competed for Canterbury during this period and was a South Island representative player. A flanker turned lock, Dunne was an engineer by profession and relocated several times through his work, which saw him also play with Marlborough, Wellington and North Otago. He was an All Blacks triallist and came close to selection for their 1960 tour of South Africa.

Moving to Australia in 1966, Dunne worked for the Snowy Mountains Authority and played his rugby locally for Cooma. He represented New South Wales Country against the 1966 British Lions. In 1967, Dunne made the New South Wales state team which defeated Ireland. He was a Wallabies reserve for the match against Ireland in Sydney, backing up Ross Teitzel and Mick Purcell.

See also

• List of Australia national rugby union players

References

1. "Dunne to lead Country rugby team in NZ". The Canberra Times. 10 May 1967. p. 40 – via National Library of Australia.
2. "Melvin Robert Dunne". classicwallabies.com.au.
3. "Departure of coach big loss to rugby in Canberra". The Canberra Times. 8 July 1969. p. 20 – via National Library of Australia.

• 1934 births
• 2002 deaths
• Australian rugby union players
• Australia international rugby union players