page_title: Colin Meads
hierarchical_section_title: Colin Meads
caption_attribution_description: English: Photograph of Colin Meads
context_page_description: Sir Colin Earl Meads KNZM MBE was a New Zealand rugby union player. He played 55 test matches, most frequently in the lock forward position, for New Zealand's national team, the All Blacks, from 1957 until 1971.
  Meads is widely considered one of the greatest players in history. Nicknamed 'Pinetree' due to his physical presence, he was an
  icon within New Zealand rugby, and was named the country's Player of the Century at the NZRFU Awards in 1999.
context_section_description: Sir Colin Earl Meads KNZM MBE (3 June 1936 – 20 August 2017) was a New Zealand rugby union player. He played 55 test matches (133 games), most frequently in the lock forward position, for New Zealand's national team, the All Blacks, from 1957 until 1971.
  Meads is widely considered one of the greatest players in history. Nicknamed 'Pinetree' due to his physical presence, he was an
  icon within New Zealand rugby, and was named the country's Player of the Century at the NZRFU Awards in 1999.
caption: Meads in 1956
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