Colin Meads

Sir Colin Earl Meads (3 June 1936 – 20 August 2017) was a New Zealand rugby union player, coach and manager. 

 Early life and Career 
He was born in Cambridge, New Zealand. He played 55 test matches (133 total games), most frequently in the lock forward position, for New Zealand's national team, the All Blacks, from 1957 until 1971.

Nicknamed 'Pinetree', he was an icon within New Zealand rugby, and was named the country's Player of the Century at the NZRFU Awards in 1999.

Meads died on 20 August 2017 in Te Kuiti, New Zealand of pancreatic cancer at the age of 81.

References

Other websites
NZ Rugby Museum profile
Player listing from Planet Rugby

Category:1936 births
Category:2017 deaths
Category:New Zealand rugby union coaches
Category:New Zealand rugby union players
Category:Sportspeople from North Island