Colin Earl (Sir) Meads

Surname:

Meads

First names:

Colin Earl (Sir)

All Black Player No:

583

All Black games played:

All Black years:

1965 - 1971

Clubs:

Waitete

Provincial teams:

NZ Trial 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971
NZ XV 1968
Nth Island 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971
King Country 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972
King Country, Wanganui combined 1965, 1966, 1971
Barbarians 1973
Tongan Invitation XV 1973
Nth Island Trial 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1971
Centurions 1970
Whineray XV 1966

Provincial captain:

Nth Island 1971
King Country 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972
King Country, Wanganui combined 1965, 1966, 1971
Barbarians 1973
Centurions 1970

Country captain:

NZ XV 1968
All Blacks 1971

Biography:

1965: AB's: Lock - 4 tests
1965: Nth Island: Lock - 1 game - 1 try (3 pts)
1965: NZ XV: Lock - 1 game
1965: Lock - 10 games - 1 try (3 pts)
1965: KC/Wan combined: Lock - 1 game
1965: Nth Island Probables: Lock - 1 game
1966: AB's: Lock - 4 tests - 1 try (3 pts)
1966: Nth Island: Lock - 1 game
1966: NZ XV: Lock - 1 game
1966: Lock - 11 games - 1 try (3 pts)
1966: KC/Wan combined: Lock - 2 games
1966: Nth Island Probables: Lock - 1 game
1966: Whineray XV: Lock - 1 game - 1 try (3 pts)
1967: AB's: Lock - 5 test, 7 tour games (1 as Captain) - 1 try (3 pts)
1967: Nth Island: Lock - 1 game
1967: Lock - 11 games - 4 tries (12 pts)
1967: NZ Trial: Lock - 1 game
1967: Nth Island Possibles: Lock - 1 game
1968: AB's: Lock - 5 tests, 7 tour games - 1 try (3 pts)
1968: NZ XV: Lock - 1 game
1968: Lock - 9 games
1968: Nth Island: Lock - 1 game
1968: Possibles: Lock - 1 game
1969: AB's: Lock - 2 tests
1969: Lock - 10 games
1969: Nth Island: Lock - 1 game
1969: Possibles: Lock - 1 game
1970: AB's: Lock - 2 tests, 13 tour games - 2 tries (6 pts)
1970: Lock - 1 game
1970: Centurions: Lock - 1 game
1970: Probables: Lock - 1 game
1970: N I Possibles: Lock - 1 game
1971: AB's: Lock - 4 tests
1971: Lock - 8 games
1971: KC/Wan combined: Lock - 1 game
1971: Nth Island: Lock - 1 game
1971: NZ Probables: Lock - 1 game
1971: Probables: Lock - 1 game - 1 try (3 pts)
1972: Lock - 14 games - 3 tries (12 pts)
1973: President's & Invitation XV's: Lock - 2 games
1973: Barbarians: Lock - 2 games
1973: Tongan XV: Lock - 2 games - 2 tries (8 pts)
1974: Harlequins: Lock - 1 game

Sub Total: AB's: 53 games (15 pts)
Prov: 74 games (30 pts): Others: 32 games (14 pts)

Total: 159 games (59 pts)

1999: Steinlager Salver (For Outstanding Service to Rugby)
2014: Inducted World Rugby Hall of Fame