He attended St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill [1] and during his final year there in 2008 was selected to represent New South Wales at the Australian Schools Rugby Championships.
In 2011 he played for the Australia U20 team that finished third at the IRB Junior World Championship, defeating France by 30–17 in the third place playoff.
In 2013, Meakes moved to England as he played for Clifton RFC, a local rugby union club based in Bristol.
[4] In 2016, Meakes was released from his contract with Gloucester to make his debut in Super Rugby with Perth-based Western Force from the 2017 season.
[7] On 28 October 2020, Meakes returns to England to sign with Premiership side London Irish on a short-term deal until the end of January 2021 as injury cover.