John Meadows (rugby union)

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John Meadows
Full nameJohn Ernest Charles Meadows
Date of birth (1949-02-02) 2 February 1949 (age 74)
Place of birth London, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1974–83 Australia 22 (0)

John Ernest Charles Meadows (born 2 February 1949) is an Australian former rugby union international.

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Meadows was born in London and attended Sheerness Boy's Technical School, Kent. [1] Moving with his family to Melbourne as a teenager, he finished his schooling at Prahran High School. [2]

A strong scrummaging prop, Meadows played for the Kiwis club of Melbourne, the only non New Zealander in the expatriate formed club. [2] He was a protege of Wales and British Lions prop John O'Shea, an immigrant to Melbourne. [2]

Having impressed at state level for Victoria, Meadows made his Wallabies debut in 1974, against the All Blacks in Sydney. [1] He was capped 22 times in total, featuring on the 1975–76 and 1981–82 British tours. [1] Towards the end of his career, he was diagnosed with testicular cancer, but after successful treatment returned to Wallabies colours. [1]

Meadows represented Queensland after relocating in 1982 to work for Wallaby Stan Pilecki's company. [3] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "John Ernest Charles Meadows". classicwallabies.com.au.
  2. 1 2 3 Wilkins, Phil (23 May 1974). "Kiwis Ignore Rules". The Sydney Morning Herald .
  3. ↑ "Lone Vic Meadows heading north". The Age . 3 March 1982.
  4. ↑ "Meadows back for Maroons". The Sydney Morning Herald . 24 June 1983.
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