Colin Meads: All Blacks Rugby Legend Dies at 81
August 20, 2017
Sir Colin Meads was a New Zealand rugby union player. Born on June 3, 1936, in Cambridge, New Zealand, he was a farmer.
He played 55 Tests for the All Blacks from 1957 to 1971, mostly as a lock, and captained the side 11 times. He was named New Zealand Rugby Union Player of the Century in 1999 and was inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame.
He was appointed MBE in 1971 and Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2009. Meads died of pancreatic cancer in Te Kuiti on August 20, 2017, at age 81.
Achievements: NZ Player of the Century (1999), World Rugby Hall of Fame.
Birth: June 3, 1936 - Cambridge, New Zealand.
Profession: Rugby player.
Interesting Facts: He played in the era of the Springbok tours.