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.