Sir Colin Meads
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Sir Colin Meads was a legendary New Zealand rugby union lock, widely regarded as one of the greatest All Blacks and toughest players in the sport’s history.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
All Black
ⓘ
New Zealand international rugby union player ⓘ human ⓘ rugby union lock ⓘ rugby union player ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Zealand Order of Merit NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand Player of the Century NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand Sportsman of the Year NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| captained | All Blacks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pancreatic cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | New Zealand ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1936-06-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2017-08-20 ⓘ |
| debutForAllBlacksYear | 1957 ⓘ |
| eraOfProminence |
1950s
ⓘ
1960s ⓘ early 1970s ⓘ |
| familyName | Meads NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Colin Earl Meads NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Colin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStatueIn | Te Kuiti, New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| height | 1.92 m ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| honouredIn | World Rugby Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isConsideredOneOf |
greatest All Blacks of all time
ⓘ
toughest rugby players in history ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leadership on the field
ⓘ
long service to the All Blacks ⓘ physical toughness ⓘ |
| lastTestForAllBlacksYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam |
All Blacks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Zealand national rugby union team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | New Zealander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Pinetree NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 5 ⓘ |
| numberOfInternationalCaps | 55 ⓘ |
| occupation |
farmer
ⓘ
rugby union player ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Cambridge, New Zealand
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Waikato, New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Te Kuiti, New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfUpbringing | Te Kuiti, New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedForNationalTeam | New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedProvincialRugbyFor | King Country NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | lock ⓘ |
| sport | rugby union ⓘ |
| spouse | Verna Meads NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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