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	Colin Meads - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Colin Earl Meads (nicknamed 'Pinetree'; born June 3, 1936 in Cambridge, New Zealand) is a former New Zealand rugby union player who played 133 times (55 of these were test matches) as an All Black from 1957 until 1971.
		Meads captained the All Blacks several times, and although never a regular captain, he holds the record of longest period of captaincy (NOT consecutive games), from the first date (1960) he was appointed captain to the last match he captained (1971).
		Meads was named Player of the Century at the NZRFU Awards dinner in 1999.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Colin_Meads (272 words)

	Meads, Colin Earl -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Meads was a farmer before becoming an athlete, and he played for King County from 1955 until his retirement in 1972.
		U.S. military and political figure Colin Powell was the first African American to serve as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
		Colin Davis was known as the foremost modern interpreter of composer Hector Berlioz.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9051677?tocId=9051677 (727 words)

	Colin Meads -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Meads was born in (Click link for more info and facts about Cambridge, New Zealand) Cambridge, New Zealand.
		In 1970, Meads broke his arm playing against Eastern Transvaal in (A republic at the southernmost part of Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1910; first European settlers were Dutch (known as Boers)) South Africa.
		Meads was named Player of the Century at the (Click link for more info and facts about NZRFU) NZRFU Awards dinner in 1999.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/co/colin_meads.htm (263 words)

	Rugby-Heroes.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Colin sat out the first test as the Lions ran in four tries and the All Blacks were saved only by Don Clarke's accuracy with the boot.
		Meads was recalled for the second game and made an immediate impact, helping to nullify the opposition backs and scoring a try for a hard fought 11-8 win.
		Meads responded by grabbing the smaller man's wrists in a grip of iron and saying simply, "Don't bother son.
	www.sporting-heroes.net /rugby-heroes/printableversion.asp?HeroID=1097 (513 words)

	Colin Meads - New Zealand Rugby Player - Rugby-Heroes.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In 1967 Colin toured the UK as part of arguably the finest New Zealand team in history, though his trip was marred slightly when he received his marching orders against Scotland at Murrayfield, only the second time a New Zealander had been sent off in a test.
		In the 1970 South African tour Meads was the victim himself when his arm was intentionally broken in a provincial game, thus missing the first two tests and New Zealand went on to lose their first series for a decade.
		Colin was understandably devastated to lose a series he felt should have been won, but was noble in defeat and in a memorable speech saluted the Lions' great achievement.
	www.sporting-heroes.net /rugby-heroes/displayhero.asp?HeroID=1098 (643 words)

	World Fantasy Rugby (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Colin Meads was, deservedly, named Player of the Century at the NZRFU Awards dinner in 1999 and few would argue with his selection.
		President of the King Country RFU in 1987 Colin Meads was elected to the NZRFU council in 1992 and managed the All Blacks in 1994-95.
		A Colin Meads club still exists, with the members at their meetings wearing No. 5 jerseys, drinking 5oz beers, reading from "Colin Meads All Black" whilst planning how to mark the great man's 65th birthday on 3 June.
	www.worldfantasyrugby.net /CMeads.html (594 words)

	Stanley Meads - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Stanley Thomas Meads (born July 12, 1938) was a noted rugby union All Black footballer.
		He was overshadowed somewhat by older brother Colin Meads who has often been referred to as the greatest rugby footballer of all time, but was himself a powerful player of great skill.
		He was at the very top of his form in 1966 when he surprisingly announced his retirement, to concentrate on his sheep farm near Te Kuiti.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stanley_Meads (130 words)

	Colin Meads - Guardian article "Today's All Blacks..."
		Meads emerged from a particularly vicious ruck with his arm dangling horribly.
		When the doctor cut away his shirt and confirmed the break, Meads muttered, "At least we won the bloody game." He treated himself with horse liniment and, after missing the first two Tests, Meads returned for the Third with his still broken arm held together by a thin guard.
		Meads told her that on Test mornings he ate steak and eggs for breakfast - with lashings of cold meat and mashed potatoes at lunchtime.
	physed.otago.ac.nz /csullivan/meads_files/meads_todays_allblacks.html (1075 words)

	Celebrating New Zealand made
		Colin is a former All Black across three decades, is a former captain and was named player of the century in 1999.
		Colin says the relationship he has developed with Bruce is a key element of trust between the seller and the buyer, and for some 20 years now, Colin has exclusively supplied Woolworths, and now Foodtown supermarkets with quality meat.
		Colin is patron of that organisation and is also patron of the King Country branch.
	www.countdown.co.nz /food_for_thought/celebrating+new+zealand+made.asp (2172 words)

	Colin Earl Meads : New Zealand All Black
		It is a measure of the fame Colin Meads achieved in New Zealand and beyond that for most of his life he was immediately recognisable by the nickname bestowed on him by his team-mate Kevin Briscoe on the 1958 tour by the national under 23 team's tour of Japan: Pinetree.
		Meads was no bigger than many of his contemporaries and at at about 1.92m and around 100kg he would be regarded as too small as a lock for modern rugby.
		Meads was made vice captain of the All Blacks for the 1970 tour of South Africa and though he was 34 it seemed he was poised on another triumphant tour.
	www.rugbymuseum.co.nz /ABProfilee.asp?level1=All_Blacks&Level2=ABC&IDID=601 (2355 words)

	Old-school Meads has plenty of lessons - OffTheField - RugbyHeaven (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Meads is so gloriously the antithesis of the model preferred by modern-day rugby gurus, and so manifestly better than almost anybody playing in the new "scientific" era, that perhaps we should pause to ponder who is right and who is wrong.
		As for swimming, Meads would not be seen dead in a pool during the season.
		Meads spent 15 years at the international coalface, often disappearing on four-or five-month tours.
	www.rugbyheaven.smh.com.au /articles/2005/06/09/1118123955200.html (890 words)

	Encyclopedia: Colin Meads
		Colin Earl Meads (nicknamed 'Pinetree', born June 3, 1936) in Cambridge, New Zealand.
		He is a former New Zealand rugby union player who played 133 times (55 of these were test matches) as an All Black from 1957 until 1971.
		When the doctor cut away his shirt and confirmed the break, Meads muttered, "At least we won the bloody game." 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Colin-Meads (574 words)

	1869589173 Meads (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Colin Meads is the greatest rugby player this country has ever produced.
		Having held some of the highest appointments the game has to offer, Meads is in a unique position to dip back into his playing career and offer fresh thoughts and comparisons with the modern game.
		MEADS is a powerful, compelling biography, which like the man will stand for ages.
	www.the-bookshelf.com /50558.htm (203 words)

	Meads, by Brian Turner (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Meads considers his life after he retired from playing and took up coaching and administrating.
		Meads talks, too, of the modern era; of the fads and fancies of the professional game and of what lessons could, and should, be taken on board from his days in the fl jersey.
		Meads is Meads - the life of a legend, the player of a century.
	www.nzbooks.com /nzbooks/product.asp?sku=BrianTurner1869589173 (305 words)

	RugbyRugby : Latest News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Colin Meads, still regarded as one of the greatest All Blacks, has warned John Mitchell's New Zealand team that they could arrive at the World Cup in Australia next month underdone.
		Meads, a farmer by trade who played in 55 Tests for New Zealand between 1957 and 1971, is concerned that countries like England and France - among the Kiwis' main rivals at RWC 2003 - will hit the tournament running, while his compatriots will need time to regain their sharpness.
		Meads said this week that he feels the All Blacks and the Wallabies have conceded any edge they may have had over their northern hemisphere rivals when they decided not to remain active on the playing field.
	www.rugbyrugby.com /LATEST_NEWS/story_31034.shtml (893 words)

	sport.iafrica.com \| today's news Aus, NZ need warming up - Meads
		All Black great Colin Meads fears the All Blacks and the Wallabies have relinquished the edge to their northern hemisphere rivals by not playing any World Cup warm-up matches.
		Meads, a lock for the All Blacks from 1957 to 1971 and later an All Blacks manager, said modern players are too often wrapped in cotton wool when they needed to play regularly.
		Meads disagreed with former Wallaby coach Alan Jones and skipper Nick Farr-Jones that the All Blacks would choke under pressure at the World Cup.
	sport.iafrica.com /news/273444.htm (512 words)

	Rugby Forum
		Meads’ heroic deeds on the paddock have been recorded in many books about the sport, notably in Alex Veysey’s “Colin Meads All Black”, which, I have been told, enjoys almost biblical status down in the Land of the Long White Cloud.
		Meads was operating with his customary brutish efficiency, and the Hawkes Bay forwards were taking a pounding.
		Many of the revellers arrive wearing Meads’ No 5 All Black jersey, and the more devout followers often wear a replica of the protective leather sheath that he wore in the 3rd and 4th tests on the 1970 tour of SA, after he had earlier broken his arm in the match against Eastern Transvaal.
	www.rugbyforum.co.za /Week16.htm (5557 words)

	BBC SPORT \| RUGBY UNION \| Meads gets top Kiwi honour
		Colin Meads, New Zealand's rugby legend has been awarded the equivalent of a knighthood in the New Zealand New Years Honours List.
		The 64-year-old Meads was named a Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to rugby union and the community.
		Meads went on to become a national selector and manager although he spent several years in the rugby wilderness after coaching the rebel Cavaliers team of New Zealand players to South Africa in 1986.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport/low/english/rugby_union/newsid_1093000/1093071.stm (263 words)

	NZRFU (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		It helped that Colin was also Shane's All-Black team manager, so Shane was able to relate to incidents like when he and Walter Little raided Colin's hotel room to "acquire" some late-night refreshments, to which Colin replied that it was lucky for them they only got the bottle of Moet and didn't touch his beer.
		Colin spoke a great deal of the problems facing the country unions and clubs alike in the new professional era, and how he believes that our All-Blacks should still be playing alongside and
		And Colin was at his best when answering questions like "who was your toughest team-mate and hardest opponent?" when he was able to talk about rugby characters and adventures on and off the field.
	nzrugbynet.co.nz /NR/exeres/F610CD85-4183-4893-A1C7-BA9863663E72.htm (250 words)

	'Pine Tree' splinters at Lions team - OffTheField - RugbyHeaven (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		All Blacks great Colin Meads has slammed the 26-strong management team Clive Woodward has surrounded himself with for next year's Lions rugby tour of New Zealand, branding it a "waste of money".
		Meads was nicknamed "Pine Tree" on account of his size and strength.
		With New Zealand funding the tour at about $NZ1000 ($940) a day per person, Meads said cutting out 13 of Woodward's assistants would save nearly $NZ500,000 which could be spent on rugby in New Zealand's struggling, smaller provinces.
	www.rugbyheaven.smh.com.au /articles/2004/10/24/1098556288937.html (375 words)

	rugby.com.au \| All Blacks celebrate 100 years (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		All Blacks rugby legends Sir Wilson Whineray and Colin Meads are still ribbing each other over that old drop-goal against South-West France in 1963-64.
		The potted story, according to Whineray, is that he received the ball in a clearly offside position near the end of the game, and with nothing else on offer, calmly slotted the field goal.
		"Colin reckoned that by the time we were in sight of the eastern seaboard, he'd still be sipping, and that I'd be dry for the whole trip," Whineray said with a chuckle.
	www.rugby.com.au /aru_shared/news/aap_news/all_blacks_celebrate_100_years,9482.html (436 words)

	CNN/SI - Rugby Union - 'Pinetree' is New Zealand's No. 1of century - Friday December 10, 1999 05:50 PM
		Posted: Friday December 10, 1999 05:50 PM AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) -- Giant forward Colin Meads was named New Zealand's rugby player of the century Thursday while World Cup hero Jonah Lomu missed out on the top 10.
		Meads, who played 55 tests for the All Blacks between 1957 and 1971, was voted No. 1 by readers of NZ Rugby World magazine.
		The top 10 in order was: Colin Meads, Sean Fitzpatrick, Michael Jones, Jeff Wilson, George Nepia, Zinzan Brooke, Wilson Whineray, Brian Lochore, Josh Kronfeld and Don Clarke.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /rugby/news/1999/12/10/meads_newzealand_ap (227 words)

	RugbyRugby : Latest News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Meads, voted All Black of the Century in 1999, lent his support to his country's cricketers - the Black Caps - on the eve of their first Test against the Proteas which began on Wednesday in Hamilton.
		Meads, who played 55 Tests for New Zealand between 1957 and 1971 - is regarded by the majority of New Zealanders as the purest and most ferocious player that has ever graced a rugby pitch.
		On another occasion, during a Test match with France, Meads refused to be taken to hospital after being kicked in the head.
	www.rugbyrugby.com /LATEST_NEWS/story_34749.shtml (378 words)

	2003 Rugby World Cup News
		New Zealand great Colin Meads says Australia should look to their own players for success rather than poaching from rugby league.
		But former lock Meads, widely regarded as the greatest living All Black, was unimpressed by the Wallabies' selection policy.
		Meads, who before the tournament tipped England as likely winners, said he was now most concerned by France, who four years ago defeated New Zealand 43-31 in a thrilling World Cup semi-final at Twickenham.
	www.abc.net.au /sport/content/s984975.htm (309 words)

	ANZAC Events - Annual Dinner 4th October - Salute to the Legends of Rugby (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		COLIN MEADS Colin "Pinetree" Meads - a man who commands total respect from all rugby fans around the globe.
		Meads appeared in a record of 133 games for the All Blacks, 55 of them tests from 1957 and ending in 1971.
		KEN CATCHPOLE His all round play was of such outstanding quality that he is counted among the finest scrum halves in Rugby Union history, in a brilliant career he captained Australia 13 times in 27 international tests from 1961 - 1968, he was forced to retire from first grade rugby through injury in 1968.
	www.anzac.edu.au /events_20031004.html (297 words)

	Colin
		Colin is a French diminutive of Col, itself a diminutive of
		Colin is the Anglicized form of Colán, and Irish Gaelic (Scottish Gaelic:
		Its revival in the early 20th century may be due to Frances Hodgson Burnett’s 1911 novel The Secret Garden, featuring a young boy named Colin Craven.
	www.geocities.com /edgarbook/names/c/colin.html (142 words)

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