Stan Meads Explained

Stan Meads
Birth Name:Stanley Thomas Meads
Birth Date:1938 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Arapuni, New Zealand
Height:1.91 m
Weight:99 kg
Ru Position:Lock, loose forward
Ru Province:King Country
Ru Provinceyears:1957–1966
Ru Provincecaps:73
Repyears1:1961–1966
Repcaps1:15
Reppoints1:0
Coachteams1:King Country
Coachyears1:1994–1996
School:Te Kuiti High School
Occupation:Farmer
Relatives:Colin Meads (brother)
Rhonda Wilcox (niece)

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.