Colin Meads
New Zealand rugby union player
Died when: 81 years 78 days (974 months)Star Sign: Gemini
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 anicon within New Zealand rugby, and was named the country's Player of the Century at the NZRFU Awards in 1999.
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