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Stan Meads

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Stan Meads
Meads, c. 1960
Birth nameStanley Thomas Meads
Date of birth (1938-07-12) 12 July 1938 (age 86)
Place of birthArapuni, New Zealand
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight99 kg (218 lb)
SchoolTe Kuiti High School
Notable relative(s)Colin Meads (brother)
Rhonda Wilcox (niece)
Occupation(s)Farmer
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock, loose forward
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1957–1966 King Country 74 51
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1961–1966 New Zealand 15 (0)
Coaching career
Years Team
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]

References

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  1. ^ Stan Meads at the All Blacks (archived)
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