Stan Meads

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Stan Meads
Stanley Meads c1960.jpg
Meads, c.1960
BornStanley Thomas Meads
(1938-07-12) 12 July 1938 (age 87)
Arapuni, New Zealand
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight99 kg (218 lb)
School Te Kuiti High School
Notable relative(s) Colin Meads (brother)
Rhonda Wilcox (niece)
OccupationFarmer
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock, loose forward
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1957–1966 King Country 74 51
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1961–1966 New Zealand 15 (0)
Coaching career
YearsTeam
1994–1996 King Country

Stanley Thomas Meads (born 12 July 1938) is a New Zealand former rugby union player and brother of Colin Meads. He played as a lock, number eight and flanker, and scored four tries for New Zealand in 30 games (15 tests). He played for King Country between 1957 and 1966, when he abruptly announced his retirement to concentrate on his sheep farm near Te Kūiti. [1]

A Waitete Rugby Football Club sign in Te Kuiti honouring Colin and Stan Meads Waitete.jpg
A Waitete Rugby Football Club sign in Te Kuiti honouring Colin and Stan Meads

References

  1. Stan Meads at the All Blacks (archived)