Colin Meads | NZHistory, New Zealand history online Colin Meads Biography Colin ‘Pinetree’ Meads played 133 games for the All Blacks between 1957 and 1971. In his 55 test matches he scored seven tries and was captain on four occasions. In 1999 he was named as New Zealand's Player of the Century and the International Rugby Hall of Fame rated him ‘the most famous forward in world rugby throughout the 1960s.’ For many New Zealanders, this humble sheep farmer has come to symbolise a bygone era of New Zealand society and rugby. Meads was born in Cambridge in 1936 and grew up on a King Country farm. His playing style was physical and uncompromising. Like all players prior to the professional era he did not become rich playing rugby. He also played in an era when substitutes were not allowed. During the 1970 tour of South Africa he broke his arm against Eastern Transvaal but continued playing. At the end of the match Meads muttered, ‘At least we won the bloody game.’ Exploits like this made him a folk hero.

The nickname ‘Pinetree’ was given to him by team-mate Ken Briscoe when he toured Japan in 1958 with the New Zealand Under-23 team. At 1.92 m tall and tipping the scales at 100kg, Meads was no bigger than many of his fellow players – the name was more a recognition of his overall physical presence. His son Glynn, who later played rugby for King Country, became known as ‘Pinecone’. Meads gained a reputation as the team ‘enforcer’. This did not endear him to all. In 1967 he became only the second All Black ordered off in a test for dangerous play against Scotland at Murrayfield. Some also accused him of ending Wallaby halfback Ken Catchpole's career in 1968 when he grabbed and wrenched Catchpole's leg while he was pinned under other players in a ruck. After making his debut in 1955, Meads played his entire provincial career – 139 games – for his home province of King Country. His All Black debut came on the 1957 tour of Australia.

He played in both tests (not in his preferred position of lock but as a flanker and No. 8). From that point on he became an almost permanent fixture in the test line up until 1971 when he captained an inexperienced All Black team to their first series loss to the British Lions. Meads hung up his boots following two President's XV matches against the All Blacks. At Athletic Park Meads led the President's XV to victory over an All Blacks side led by Ian Kirkpatrick. After hanging up his boots Meads became involved with administration and coaching in King Country. He became a coach and selector of North Island sides before becoming a national selector in 1986. He fell foul of the New Zealand Rugby Union hierarchy when he went to South Africa as coach of the unauthorised Cavaliers team. Meads opposed the sporting boycott of apartheid South Africa, believing politics had no place in sport. He was dumped as a national selector as a result. In 1992 he achieved some form of redemption when he was elected to the NZRU council. He was All Black manager at the 1995 World Cup in South Africa.

Meads's iconic status in New Zealand society was recognised in the 2001 New Year's honours list. He was made a New Zealand Companion of Merit (the equivalent of a knighthood). In 2009 the government reintroduced the former system of titles and Colin Meads accepted the title ‘Sir’. He stated that he didn't want to be called 'Sir' like other rugby knights and team-mates Sir Wilson Whineray and Sir Brian Lochore. They, he argued, deserved the title as they were ‘perfect gentlemen’, whereas he was ‘a bit rougher’. By Steve Watters 1000+ images about All Blacks on Pinterest | Rugby, Sean o'pry and Womens rugby Forward Colin Meads, photographed by Ron Cooke, 1972. Sir Colin played 133 games for the All Blacks between 1957 and 1971. His last test game on 14 August 1971, in which he captained an inexperienced team, resulted in the All Black's first series loss to the British Lions.

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A. Paul Hewson What is converted into alcohol during brewing? A. Sugar What is David Boon's record for drinking beer cans on a flight? A. 52 What is David Bowie's real name? A. David Jones What is Homer Simpson's middle name? A. J What is impossible to keep open while sneezing? A. Your eyes What is Magic Johnson's actual first name? A. Earvin What is Marge Simpsons maiden name? A. Bouvier What is Mr Burns' first name in The Simpsons? A. Montgomery What is Napier's main sporting ground called? A. McLean Park What is New Zealand's longest runnig show? A. Country Calendar What is NZ's second highest mountain? A. Tasman (3497m) What is Rubin Carters nickname? A. Hurricane What is South Park character Cartmans' first name? A. Eric What is Spiderman's real name? A. Peter Parker What is the 'Japanese Tree Bear' more commonly known as? A. Possum What is the best Selling book ever published in New Zealand? A. Edmonds cookbook What is the biggest animal in the world? A.

Blue Whale What is the biggest participant sport in the world? A. Fishing What is the brightest constellation in the Southern skies? A. Southern Cross What is the colour of the #5 ball in pool? A. Orange What is the common name for an 'Alligator Pear'? A. Avocado What is the common name for sodium chloride? A. Salt What is the fastest try scored in a Rugby Union World Cup match from kick-off? A. 18 secs. What is the first city in the world to see the sun daily? A. Gisborne What is the highest mainland volcanic cone in Auckland? A. Mt Eden What is the highest recorded temperature in NZ? A. 42.4C What is the last name of all the members of the Datsuns? A. Datsun What is the lenght of NZ? A. 1600 km What is the longest lake in NZ? A. Lake Wakatipu What is the lowest recorded temperature in NZ? A. -21.6 Ophir (Central Otago) What is the main ingredient in beer? A. Water What is the main ingredient of the ANZAC biscuits? A.

Rolled Oats What is the Maori name for the North Island of NZ? A. Te Ika a Maui What is the more commonly known name for the Parson Bird? A. Tui What is the most common element of Earth? A. Hydrogen What is the most re-recorded song in history? A. Yesterday by The Beatles What is the most venomous fish known to man? A. Stonefish What is the most widely viewed TV series ever? A. Baywatch What is the mountain of Aoraki also known as? A. Mt Cook What is the name of Morpheus' ship in the Matrix? A. Nebuchadnezzer What is the name of Rubicon debut album? A. Primary What is the name of the Dukes of Hazzard car? A. General Lee What is the name of the talking dog in 'Men in Black'? A. Frank What is the nickname of the Manawatu rugby team? A. Turbos What is the official language of Brazil? A. Portugese What is the oldest written recipe in the world for? A. Beer What is the only animal that cannot jump? A.

Elephant What is the only bird to have nostrils at the end of it's nose? A. The kiwi What is the only bird with a penis? A. Swan What is the only human body part that does not age? A. Tongue What is the only planet not named after a god? A. Earth What is the only word in English that ends with 'mt'? A. Dreamt What is the quickest breed of dog in the world? A. The Greyhound What is the real name of former Pixies front man? A. Charles Thopson III What is the scientific name for a tomato? A. Wolf peach (lycopersicum) What is the second most consumed vegetable in the world? A. Tomato What is the singer Meatloaf's birt name? A. Marvin Lee Aday What is the straight between the South Island and Stewart Island called? A. Foveaux What is the title of Bic Runga's 1997 debut album? A. Drive What is the Wizard's Real name? A. Ian Brackenbury Channell What is the world's largest hot water spring in NZ? A.

Frying Pan Lake What is the world's most southern wine producing region? A. Otago What job did a 'nob thatcher' do in the olden days? A. Make wigs What kind of tourism is Queenstown famous for? A. Adventure tourism What Kiwi sang in the Phantom of the Opera? A. Rob Guest What magazine did Kim Basinger bare all when she was 17? A. Playboy What make and model car was 'Christine'? A. 1958 Plymouoth Fury What movie did Antonio Banderas play a dance teacher? A. Take the lead What movie did Nicole Kidman win an Oscar for in 2003? A. The Hours What movie was the song 'Duelling Banjos' from? A. Deliverance What nationality are Tatu? A. Russian What nationality were the first Europeans to immigrate to NZ? A. German What NZ band sang about a girl called Sophie? A. Goodshirt What NZ disaster happened in 1953? A. The Tangiwai train crash What occurs more often in December than any other month? A. Conception What percent of NZ'ers have a TV? A.

98% What pop group rose to fame singing songs written by Dave Dobbyn? A. D. D. Smash What rock band had hit with Fast Lip, Motivation & what we're all say about? A. Sum 41 What shape is Dunedins city centre? A. Octagon What sport can you obtain a 'turkey'? A. 10 pin bowling What superhero is in every episode of Seinfeld? A. Superman What volcanic plates do NZ lie on? A. Indo-Australian and Pacific What was Adam Sandler's occupation in 'Big Daddy'? A. Tollbooth worker What was Iggy Pop's first band was called? A. Iguanas What was Jim Morrison arrested for in Miami 1969? A. Indecent exposure What was NZ's open-road speed limit before it became 100kph? A. 80Kph What was Sir Basil Spence famous for? A. Designing The Beehive What was Steve McQueen driving in the movie Bullit? A. 1968 Mustang Fastback What was the band 'Linkin Park' originally called? A. Xero What was the first capital of New Zealand? A.

Russell What was the former name of the Green Party? A. Values Party What was the name of the dog on Danny Watson's TV show? A. Sniff What was the shortest term for a NZ Prime Minister? A. 7 days What was the super-continent which NZ was once a part of? A. Gondwana What was the world's most valuable brand in 2008? A. Google What was visible in the NZ sky in 1985? A. Halley's Comet What weight division would a 52kg boxer be fighting in? A. Bantamweight What were 'The Exponents' originally called? A. The Dance Exponents What were the Canterbury Bulldogs formally known as? A. The Berries What year did Billy T James die? A. 1991 What year did Sir Edmund Hillary climb Mt. Everest? A. 1953 What year did the drummer from Def Leopard loose his arm? A. 1984 What year did Tulmato Sauce launch in New Zealand? A. 2008 What year was Buzzy Bee first launched? A. 1947 What year was corporal punishment banned in schools? A.

1990 What year was Muhammad Ali's last as heavyweight champion? A. 1979 What year was the Wahine disaster? A. 1968 What year were the first Paralympic Games held? A. 1960 What years did the Canberra Raiders win the Winfield Cup? A. 1988-1989 What's a surfer called who rides with his right foot forward? A. Goofy What's Jarrod Bear's middle name? A. Matthew What's the international phone dialling code for Antarctica? A. +672 What's the most common kind of deer in NZ? A. The red deer When did Kiwibank open? A. Feb 2002 When did NZ become the world's first anti-nuclear country? A. 1985 When did NZ gain full independence from Britain? A. 1947 When did Rugby Union in New Zealand become professional? A. 1995 When did the first Lebanese immigrate to NZ? A. The 1890's When was 6 o'clock closing of pubs introduced? A. 1917 When was the first New Zealand Rugby Union founded? A.

1879 When was Tui launched in 375ml cans? A. 1988 Where can you find the Pink & White Terraces? A. Tarawera Where did the name 'East India Pale Ale' originate? A. England Where is an octopuses testicles located? A. In its head Where is Frying Pan Lake located in New Zealand? A. Walmangu Where is New Zealand's biggest railway junction located? A. Hamilton Where is the Art Deco capital of the world? A. Napier Where is the deepest part of the Ocean? A. Marianas Trench Where is the largest beer festival in the world held? A. Germany Where is the rugby stadium known as the 'House of Pain'? A. Dunedin Where is the town Piltz, after which Pilsener is named? A. Czech Republic Where was NZ's first capital city locateD? A. Kororareka (Russell) Where was the U.S. Marines' first recruiting station? A. In a bar Which brewery once bottled 'Empire Bitter'? A. Tui Brewery Which character does James Grandolfini play in a TV series? A.

Tony Soprano Which country has the largest hotel in the world? A. Malaysia Which country was the AB's largest win of 145-17 against? A. Japan Which country won the most gold medals at Beijing Olympics? A. China Which current NZ dollar note has Ernest Rutherford on it? A. $100 note Which famous artist cut off his ear? A. Vincent Van Gogh Which fast food company did Dave Thomas found? A. Wendys Which female tennis star once stabbed on court? A. Monica Seles Which fingernail grows the slowest? A. Thumbnail Which former All Black broke the nose of Wallaby Paul Carozza? A. Richard Loe Which former All Black captain ripped a scrotum during a game? A. Buck Shelford Which hemisphere contains the most countries? A. Northern Which Irish band sand the song 'I don't like Mondays'? A. Boomtown Rats Which Jamaican father & son had separate hit singles? A. Bob and Ziggy Marley Which kills more people a year coconuts or sharks? A. Coconuts Which King in a deck of cards doesn't have a moustache? A.

King of Hearts Which large Auckland street has a song named after it? A. Dominion Rd. Which member of the 7 dwarfs doesn't have a beard? A. Dopey Which motor company produces the Pajero? A. Mitsubishi Which museum is built on top of Moa Bones? A. Canterbury Museum Which NBA player wears the largest shoes? A. Shaquille O'Neal, size 23 Which New Zealand song was the first hit on overseas charts? A. She's a Mod Which New Zealander is famous for advertising Toyota Hilux? A. Barry Crume Which NZ actor starred in the movie 'Gladiator'? A. Russell Crowe Which NZ band did Dave Dobbyn sing 'Slice of Heaven' with? A. Herbs Which NZ comedian was born as William Taitoko? A. Billy T James Which NZ cricketer once held the record for most number of ducks? A. Danny Morrison Which NZ island was once called New Leinster? A. Stewart Island Which NZ model once starred in an ad for 'Trumpets'? A. Rachel Hunter Which NZ province did Colin Meads once coach? A.

King County Which NZ university was established in 1963? A. Massey Which planet is fifth from the sun? A. Jupiter Which plant symbolises St. Patrick's Day? A. A shamrock Which pro-surfer dated Pamela Anderson? A. Kelly Slater Which sex has a higher proportion of left handed people? A. Males Which side of a woman's blouse are the buttons on? A. Left Which species of jellyfish is the most deadly? A. Australian Box Jellyfish Which Star Wars movie did Ewocks first appear in? A. Return of the Jedi Which state highway is the Tui Brewery on? A. SH 2 Which superhero did Adam West play on TV? A. Batman Which TV character was based in a telephone box? A. Dr Who Which U2 album was the first to sell a million copies? A. Joshua Tree Which was the first single released on Nirvana's In Utero? A. Heart shaped box Which way does the Jack of Hearts usually face? A. Right Which whale will beach itself in order to catch seal lions? A. Killer Whale Which year did the All Blacks first tour South Africa? A.

1928 Who became boxings youngest world heavyweight titleholder in 1987? A. Mike Tyson Who coached Wellington to their 2000 NPC title? A. Dave Rennie Who created the Far Side cartoons? A. Gary Larson Who did NZ score a century against in the 1998 Rugby World Cup? A. Italy Who directed the 'World's Fastest Indian' movie? A. Roger Donaldson Who has played for the Brisbane Broncos & the Crusaders? A. Brad Thorn Who has scored the most points in test rugby? A. Jonny Wilkinson Who has scored the most tries in a single test for the All Blacks? A. Marc Ellis (6) Who has the fastest tennis serve to date? A. Andy Roddick Who has thrown the most NFL touchdown passes? A. Brett Farve Who invented the automobile? A. Karl Benz Who invented the game 'cribbage'? A. Sir John Suckling Who invented the toilet? A. Thomas Crapper Who made 133 appearances for the All Blacks? A. Colin Meads Who ousted the All Blacks from the '99 World Cup? A. France Who owns the 'News Limited Empire'? A.

Rupert Murdoch Who played fullback in the 1924 All Black 'invincibles'? A. George Nepia Who played Rambo? A. Sylvester Stallone Who played the character Happy Gilmour? A. Adam Sandler Who plays James Bond in the 1987 movie The Living Daylights? A. Timothy Dalton Who said 'An openside likes having his mates up his backside'? A. Murray Mexted Who said 'Facts are stupid things'? A. Ronald Reagan Who said 'He was a wise man who invented beer'? A. Plato Who said 'I've been pumping Martin Leslie for a couple of years'? A. Murray Mexted Who said 'My mum is not a washing machine, say it'? A. Robocop Who said 'You don't like to see hookers going down on players like that'? A. Murray Mexted Who sang 'The Gambler'? A. Kenny Rogers Who sang of doing 'the crocodile rock'? A. Elton John Who scored the most points on test debut for the All Blacks? A. Simon Culhane (45) Who sings the Kiwi hit song 'Brother'? A.

Smashproof feat. Gin Who starred alongside Neve Campbell in the movie 'Wild Things'? A. Denise Richards Who starred with Jim Carrey in 'Dump and Dumber'? A. Jeff Daniels Who was Fred Flintstone's best mate in the TV show? A. Barney Rubble Who was Hugh Grant caught out with? A. Devine Brown Who was Jason Gunn's puppet buddy at the start of his career? A. Thingee Who was named Greatest All Black of the 20th century? A. Colin Meads Who was New Zealand's first Olympic medallist? A. Harry Kerr (1908) Who was the 'butt' of all jokes in 2001? A. John Hopoate Who was the AB coach when they won the 1987 Rugby WC? A. Brian Lochore Who was the American president during the Gulf War? A. George Bush Who was the first ever cricket player to take 400 test wickets? A. Sir Richard Hadles Who was the first German to win a men's single title at Wimbledon? A. Boris Becker Who was the first male to appear on the cover of Playboy? A.

Peter Sellers Who was the first player to appear in four Rugby WCs? A. Gareth Reece Who was the first team to win the Ranfurly Shield? A. Wellington Who was the leader of the good Transformers? A. Optimus Prime Who was the leading try scorer at the 2007 Rygby WC? A. Drew Mitchell Who was the NZ netball captain in 1999? A. Belinda Colling Who wears the Fisherman's Ring? A. The Pope Who were Team NZ led by in their 1993 America's Cup win? A. Sir Peter Blake Who won the Halberg Award in '98, '99 and 2000? A. Rob Waddell Whose life-long ambition is it to catch road runner? A. Wile E. Coyote You are more likely to be killed by a Champagne cork than what? A. A Spider CD Canterbury Draught: 15 caps. Q. Alex Wyllie made his test debut in which year? A. 1970 Q. Alex Wyllie scored test tries against Ireland and which other country? A. Scotland Q.

Andy Earl played rugby for Glenmark & which other canty club? A. Culverden Q. CDHB is an abbreviation for? A. Canterbury District Health Board Q. Chris Nicholson won NZ titles in cycling and which other sport? A. Ice-skating Q. Danyon Loader won gold medals at Atlanta in 1996 over what distances? A. 200m & 400m Q. Denny Hulme won the Formula 1 world championship in which year? A. 1967 Q. How many gold medals did Ian Ferguson win at the '1984 Olympics? A. 3 Q. In what year did Canterbury first defend the Ranfurly Shield? A. 1927 Q. On average Tiger Woods took how many putts per round in 2002? A. 29 Q. The Canterbury rugby team beat which international side 11-9 in 1957? A. All Blacks Q. Which country did Alex Wyllie coach in the 1999 World Cup? A. Argentina Q. Who did Canterbury beat to claim the Ranfurly shield in 1982? A. Wellington Q.

Who was the only Cantabrian in the 2003 NZ 7's squad in Wellington? A. Jason Tiatia Q. Who was the only Canty player, a wing, when NZ v Lions in 1966 at Chch? A. Tony Steel Twist Off Only: 3 caps. Q. In which year was Sunline born? A. 1995 Q. Who recorded the song 'My Old Man's an All Black'? A. Howard Morrison Quartet Q. Who won the 2003 inter Dominion racing final? A. Baltic Eagle 1 cap. Q. Where did NZ race car driver Scott Dixon place in the 2008 Indy 500? A. First

Question: Which former New Zealand Rugby Union international, who made his debut in 1957, was nicknamed 'Pine Tree'?
Answer: COLIN MEADS