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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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  • Colin Meads (en)
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  • Sir Colin Earl Meads, KNZM, MBE (* 3. Juni 1936 in Cambridge; † 20. August 2017 in Te Kuiti) war ein neuseeländischer Rugby-Union-Spieler. (de)
  • 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. (en)
  • Colin Earl Meads fue un jugador neozelandés de rugby que se desempeñó como segunda línea. Colin Meads era considerado el mejor segunda línea que dio su país, para algunos el mejor forward que existió y el mejor jugador de la historia debido a su agresivo juego, compromiso, entrega, destreza y su habilidad de manos de un centro promedio. Desde 2014 era miembro del World Rugby Salón de la Fama. (es)
  • Colin Earl Meads , izengoitiz Pinetree (euskaraz: «pinua») deitua, zeelandaberritar nekazari eta errugbi jokalaria izan zen, bigarren lerroan aritzen zena. 1957-1971 bitartean, 133 aldiz jokatu zuen Zeelanda Berriko errugbi selekzioan. Zeelanda Berriko errugbiaren ikonoa, XX. mendeko All Blacks-ik hoberena izendatu zuten 1999an. (eu)
  • Sir Colin Meads, né le 3 juin 1936 à Cambridge en Nouvelle-Zélande et mort le 20 août 2017 à Te Kuiti (Nouvelle-Zélande), est un joueur néo-zélandais de rugby à XV. Il a joué avec les All Blacks, évoluant au poste de deuxième ligne (1,92 m pour 103 kg). Il a été surnommé Pinetree (le pin) à cause de sa carrure et de sa dimension physique sur le terrain. Même si son physique peut paraître modeste au vu des standards actuels, il a été considéré comme un géant à son époque. (fr)
  • Sir Colin Earl Meads (Cambridge, 3 giugno 1936 – , 20 agosto 2017) è stato un rugbista a 15, allenatore di rugby a 15 e dirigente sportivo neozelandese, che giocava nel ruolo di seconda linea del King Country, dal 1957 al 1971 ha rappresentato la Nuova Zelanda con la maglia degli All Blacks. Grande personalità sportiva neozelandese tanto da essere incluso nel New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame, World Rugby Hall of Fame e poi nell'International Rugby Hall of Fame. Morì nel 2017 a causa di un cancro. La sua ultima presenza con la nazionale avvenne il 14 agosto 1971 contro i British Lions (14-14). (it)
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  • Cambridge, New Zealand (en)
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