Sir Colin Meads

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Sir Colin Meads was a legendary New Zealand rugby union lock, widely regarded as one of the greatest All Blacks and toughest players in the sport’s history.

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All Blacks lock Colin Meads 1
Sir Colin Meads canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf All Black
New Zealand international rugby union player
human
rugby union lock
rugby union player
awardReceived Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
New Zealand Order of Merit
New Zealand Player of the Century
New Zealand Sportsman of the Year
captained All Blacks
causeOfDeath pancreatic cancer
countryOfCitizenship New Zealand
dateOfBirth 1936-06-03
dateOfDeath 2017-08-20
debutForAllBlacksYear 1957
eraOfProminence 1950s
1960s
early 1970s
familyName Meads
fullName Colin Earl Meads
linked to: Colin Meads
gender male
givenName Colin
hasStatueIn Te Kuiti, New Zealand
height 1.92 m
honorificPrefix Sir
honouredIn World Rugby Hall of Fame
isConsideredOneOf greatest All Blacks of all time
toughest rugby players in history
knownFor leadership on the field
long service to the All Blacks
physical toughness
lastTestForAllBlacksYear 1971
memberOfSportsTeam All Blacks
New Zealand national rugby union team
nationality New Zealander
nickname Pinetree
numberOfChildren 5
numberOfInternationalCaps 55
occupation farmer
rugby union player
placeOfBirth Cambridge, New Zealand
Waikato, New Zealand
placeOfDeath Te Kuiti, New Zealand
placeOfUpbringing Te Kuiti, New Zealand
playedForNationalTeam New Zealand
playedProvincialRugbyFor King Country
positionPlayed lock
sport rugby union
spouse Verna Meads

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Pinetree knownAs Sir Colin Meads
Colin Meads Bridge commemorates All Blacks lock Colin Meads
subject linked to: Colin Meads Bridge in Te Kuiti
linked to: Sir Colin Meads