Colin Meads, New Zealand rugby player and coach
Sir Colin Earl Meads (3 June 1936 – 20 August 2017) was a New Zealand rugby union player. He played 55 test matches (133 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' due to his physical presence, he was an

icon within New Zealand rugby, and was named the country's Player of the Century at the NZRFU Awards in 1999.