Colin Meads
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@kiwiinmelb said in Bledisloe I:
Wrong thread , apologies, rumours Colin meads passed away
Very sad news for his family and the rugby world.
While we all knew it was coming, its still bloody horrible.
Surprises me that in this day and age of remarkable technology, there is still no cure for bloody rust...
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A sad day, pinetree lost his test series to cancer. What a man, I never saw him play but the stories are legendary. The aura of the black jersey was built thread by thread by guys like Meads. RIP
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Saw an article yesterday saying he wasn't well so we knew this was going to happen in the next 48 hours.
But still a big loss.
You can argue about a lot of things but you can't argue that he once played with a broken arm.
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@Sneakdefreak said in Colin Meads:
Saw an article yesterday saying he wasn't well so we knew this was going to happen in the next 48 hours.
But still a big loss.
You can argue about a lot of things but you can't argue that he once played with a broken arm.
Him and Buck, broken arm and torn ball bag. Two toughest bastards ever
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The previous thread about him had a great run down of his work with the IHC over the years which if anything surpassed his contribution to rugby . .
An amazing man who led an incredibly full life, if was a privilege to have a few beers with him. -
@jegga said in Colin Meads:
The previous thread about him had a great run down of his work with the IHC over the years which if anything surpassed his contribution to rugby . .
An amazing man who led an incredibly full life, if was a privilege to have a few beers with him.He was a wonderful, wonderful contributor to IHC. He did so much, and it was never about rah rah look at meeeee, just a truly decent man who wanted to help. As someone with a disabled sibling, I will always hold him in the highest regard for that. I think the other thing alongside his amazing international feats, was his unwavering support for grassroots rugby. Bloody hell, walking into a small town rugby club and seeing him propped up at a bar table having a beer...jaw dropping. But that was him. Hard bugger, gruff, loyal, heart of gold.
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There should be a national day of mourning.He put rugby on the map.And I daresay Te Kuiti too.
Always looked up to him as a kid. He was always our hero. Such a decent, hardworking, humble man, with huge heart and courage, honest as the day is long, true to his farming roots. salt of the earth. Rolled his sleeves up and got stuck in. Nothing was impossible. Everything had a solution and could be fixed Embodied the Kiwi spirit. Tough as teak (well, pine) but Gentle giant.
Took everything in his stride, including being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
Truly Inspirational.
Without peer.
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Just a bloody great bloke. RIP.
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RIP the Mighty Tree
To paraphrase the Maori proverb:
Kua hinga te Pinetree i te wao nui a Tane
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RIP, the mightiest of trees has fallen.
I expect many at the NOrthland game today were like me in hearing the news when they announced the minutes silence
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Tree.
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The old man met him on quite a few occasions and said he was a bloody nice bloke with a strong yet humble presence. Obviously a pretty decent player back in the day too.
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A sad day for NZ and NZers but also rugby people everywhere. Commiserations on the passing of a legend.
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Very sad. Cancer is a c*nt. Rest easy Pinetree.
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I was still shocked when I heard the sad news this afternoon. Pinetree was meant to live forever.
My signed copy of Meads has more sentimental value now.
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@Gunner said in Colin Meads:
@kiwiinmelb said in Bledisloe I:
Wrong thread , apologies, rumours Colin meads passed away
Very sad news for his family and the rugby world.
While we all knew it was coming, its still bloody horrible.
Surprises me that in this day and age of remarkable technology, there is still no cure for bloody rust...
Leg End.
A hero in our household, and we were all backs!As an aside I'm very much of the belief that cancer is in all of us and with some the switch is flipped and it becomes deadly.
Finding a cure is a fool's errand IMHO.
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I remember with surprising clarity meeting Pinetree at a function, sharing a drink or two, having a chat and my wife says I was like a child meeting his hero.
@MiketheSnow said in Colin Meads:
Finding a cure is a fool's errand IMHO.
Unfortunately, that's close to the truth. Preventing cells from turning cancerous effectively would mean humans could replicate their cells perfectly and hence not age. We'd become immortal.
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@antipodean said in Colin Meads:
I remember with surprising clarity meeting Pinetree at a function, sharing a drink or two, having a chat and my wife says I was like a child meeting his hero.
@MiketheSnow said in Colin Meads:
Finding a cure is a fool's errand IMHO.
Unfortunately, that's close to the truth. Preventing cells from turning cancerous effectively would mean humans could replicate their cells perfectly and hence not age. We'd become immortal.
There is research into treatments that seek out cancers cells based on proteins or other biological markers that they have which differ from healthy cells. Treatments could mean true targetted therapy one day. Who knows if any of us will be around to see it
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@MiketheSnow said in Colin Meads:
@Gunner said in Colin Meads:
@kiwiinmelb said in Bledisloe I:
Wrong thread , apologies, rumours Colin meads passed away
Very sad news for his family and the rugby world.
While we all knew it was coming, its still bloody horrible.
Surprises me that in this day and age of remarkable technology, there is still no cure for bloody rust...
Leg End.
A hero in our household, and we were all backs!As an aside I'm very much of the belief that cancer is in all of us and with some the switch is flipped and it becomes deadly.
Finding a cure is a fool's errand IMHO
Fuck, that's a bit bleak Mike
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@Catogrande said in Colin Meads:
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@Gunner said in Colin Meads:
@kiwiinmelb said in Bledisloe I:
Wrong thread , apologies, rumours Colin meads passed away
Very sad news for his family and the rugby world.
While we all knew it was coming, its still bloody horrible.
Surprises me that in this day and age of remarkable technology, there is still no cure for bloody rust...
Leg End.
A hero in our household, and we were all backs!As an aside I'm very much of the belief that cancer is in all of us and with some the switch is flipped and it becomes deadly.
Finding a cure is a fool's errand IMHO
Fuck, that's a bit bleak Mike
Difficult to believe otherwise when so much time and money has been invested in so many brilliant minds over such a long period of time and we're still no closer.
We know the triggers, but when so many roll the dice of drinking, smoking, drugs, bad diet and minimal exercise and don't get cancer the risk reward seems worth it for the masses.
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@MiketheSnow said in Colin Meads:
@Catogrande said in Colin Meads:
@MiketheSnow said in Colin Meads:
@Gunner said in Colin Meads:
@kiwiinmelb said in Bledisloe I:
Wrong thread , apologies, rumours Colin meads passed away
Very sad news for his family and the rugby world.
While we all knew it was coming, its still bloody horrible.
Surprises me that in this day and age of remarkable technology, there is still no cure for bloody rust...
Leg End.
A hero in our household, and we were all backs!As an aside I'm very much of the belief that cancer is in all of us and with some the switch is flipped and it becomes deadly.
Finding a cure is a fool's errand IMHO
Fuck, that's a bit bleak Mike
Difficult to believe otherwise when so much time and money has been invested in so many brilliant minds over such a long period of time and we're still no closer.
We know the triggers, but when so many roll the dice of drinking, smoking, drugs, bad diet and minimal exercise and don't get cancer the risk reward seems worth it for the masses.
It certainly works for me
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Legendary All Blacks flanker Sir Michael Jones has revealed the words of Sir Colin Meads in the wake of New Zealand's defeat to France in 1995. Acting as manager of the All Blacks at the time, Sir Colin oversaw the 22-15 defeat to France in Toulouse, taking the post match team talk himself.
Speaking to 1 NEWS today, Sir Michael spoke about the fury Sir Colin unleashed on the beaten team, even clearing other management out of the room.
"He told us we'd been playing like a bunch of so and so's. We were pretty much a disgrace to the All Blacks jersey" Sir Michael said.
"To be able to tell that to Sean Fitzpatrick, Zinzan Brooke, all these seasoned All Blacks that they were a disgrace, there was only one person who could do that." -
@Donsteppa Bloody legend.I wish he was around to give today's vintage similar rounds of the kitchen especially after the Lions result. .
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A live stream of the funeral is available:
https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/live-stream-sir-colin-meads-funeral
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Wow, that was truly something that I am pleased to have witnessed. Hopefully there will be someone that puts it up on YouTube so those that were not able to watch it live can also view it later.
I am lucky enough to have witnessed The Tree play live, once and only the once mind you, when King Country challenged HB for the Shield in 1968 (?). Sadly I was too young to have any recollection of the match but at least I can hold my hand on my heart and say "I was there and saw the great man play in person."
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Yeah, I really enjoyed that too. There were some funny stories told, particularly the comparison between the modern day rugby player and those from the 1960/70s from BJ.
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And lead story on TV1 news tonight as well!
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I normally keep my quizzes to the one quiz thread but had to do a Pinetree quiz today. https://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/83115/colin-meads-quiz
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Colin Meads interview here from six weeks before he passed away.
http://www.allblacks.com/TeamAllBlacks/AllBlacksTV/Video/29026/all-blacks-legends-sir-colin-meads
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Absolutely fantastic interview there, piece of history, just an amazing man, great stories from the legend that is Colin Meads, for good reason.
I'd take that going out at his age and still completely lucid and remembering all the details of his career like they were yesterday.
Not sure about the url, need to register or subscribe at allblacks.com to see it I think.
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@infidel yeah nah. Nearly 50 years since I saw my first AB test but even if I'm only hurting myself I'm buggered if I'm going to register "to join a team like no other" Fluffybunnies
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As an aside, wouldn't it be cool if the actual Meads Cup trophy won by the Heartland Champions was changed to be a replica version of the Meads statue that was unveiled in Te Kuiti earlier this year? Similar in look to the NRL trophy...
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I was mortified last month, I couldn't find my signed copy of the Vesey book. Spent a couple hours in storage last weekend searching for it, and found it! The relief and exhiliration that overcame me was better than sex.
