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Sir Colin Earl Meads (born 3 June 1936) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. He played 55 test matches (133 total games), most frequently in the lock forward position, for New Zealand's national team, the All Blacks, from 1957 until 1971. Meads is widely considered one of the greatest players in history. Nicknamed 'Pinetree', he is an icon within New Zealand rugby, and was named the country's Player of the Century at the NZRFU Awards in 1999. ==Early life and family== Colin Earl Meads was born to Vere Meads and Ida Meads (née Gray) on 3 June 1936, in the village of Cambridge in the () region.〔Colin Meads Fansite: (The Resume )〕 His father Vere was a descendant of early settlers Joseph Meads and Ann Meads (née Coates), who emigrated to New Zealand from England in 1842. Vere’s grandfather Zachariah Meads was among the first British children to be born in Te Aro, Wellington, in 1843, and his grandmother Elizabeth Meads (née Lazare) was the daughter of an Irish minister who had educated freed slaves on the island of Mauritius before emigrating to Wanganui.〔Meads Family Tree 1803-1983: (Colin Earl Meads ), Pauline Meads & Diane Fletcher, 1983.〕 Vere and his wife raised their three children on a sheep farm near Te Kuiti. Meads credits the farming lifestyle for his strong physique and high level of fitness.〔Gallagher, Brendon. (Rugged life moulded Meads into greatest All Black ). The Telegraph. 2 June 2005.〕 Meads' brother Stanley Meads was also a noted rugby player, playing 30 matches as an All Black. In 11 matches Stanley and Colin locked the All Black scrum. One of Meads' sons, Glynn 'Pinecone' Meads also played rugby for King Country. With his wife Verna Claire Meads (née Lang), Meads has four other children: Karen, Kelvin, Rhonda and Shelley. Colin and Verna raised their family in a Te Kuiti farm house, which they have recently sold, although they still live in Te Kuiti. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Colin Meads」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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