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    • Duluth
      Duluth last edited by Duluth

      http://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby/news/article.cfm?c_id=80&objectid=11896202

      https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/95962427/all-blacks-great-sir-colin-meads-dies-after-battle-with-cancer

      https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/sir-colin-meads-new-zealands-greatest-ever-all-black-dies-aged-81

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        Gunner @kiwiinmelb last edited by

        @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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        • canefan
          canefan last edited by

          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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          • Sneakdefreak
            Sneakdefreak last edited by Sneakdefreak

            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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            • canefan
              canefan @Sneakdefreak last edited by

              @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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              • jegga
                jegga last edited by

                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.

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                • Mokey
                  Mokey @jegga last edited by

                  @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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                  • C
                    Crash last edited by Crash

                    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.
                    Bloody legend.

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                      Godder last edited by

                      Just a bloody great bloke. RIP.

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                      • booboo
                        booboo last edited by

                        RIP the Mighty Tree

                        To paraphrase the Maori proverb:

                        Kua hinga te Pinetree i te wao nui a Tane

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                        • taniwharugby
                          taniwharugby last edited by taniwharugby

                          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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                          • R
                            reprobate last edited by

                            Tree.

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                            • MN5
                              MN5 last edited by

                              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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                              • Catogrande
                                Catogrande last edited by

                                A sad day for NZ and NZers but also rugby people everywhere. Commiserations on the passing of a legend.

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                                • raznomore
                                  raznomore last edited by raznomore

                                  Very sad. Cancer is a c*nt. Rest easy Pinetree.

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                                  • Bovidae
                                    Bovidae last edited by

                                    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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                                    • MiketheSnow
                                      MiketheSnow @Gunner last edited by

                                      @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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                                      • antipodean
                                        antipodean @MiketheSnow last edited by antipodean

                                        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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                                        • canefan
                                          canefan @antipodean last edited by

                                          @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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                                          • Catogrande
                                            Catogrande @MiketheSnow last edited by

                                            @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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                                            • MiketheSnow
                                              MiketheSnow @Catogrande last edited by

                                              @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.

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                                              • Catogrande
                                                Catogrande @MiketheSnow last edited by

                                                @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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                                                • Donsteppa
                                                  Donsteppa last edited by

                                                  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."

                                                  https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/sport/rugby/there-only-one-person-could-do-sir-michael-jones-reveals-pinetrees-fury-all-blacks-1995-defeat-france

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                                                  • C
                                                    Crash @Donsteppa last edited by Crash

                                                    @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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                                                    • Bovidae
                                                      Bovidae last edited by

                                                      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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                                                      • Higgins
                                                        Higgins last edited by

                                                        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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                                                        • Bovidae
                                                          Bovidae last edited by

                                                          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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                                                          • Higgins
                                                            Higgins last edited by

                                                            And lead story on TV1 news tonight as well!

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                                                              Rugger Quizzes last edited by

                                                              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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                                                              • I
                                                                infidel last edited by Duluth

                                                                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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                                                                • I
                                                                  infidel last edited by

                                                                  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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                                                                  • dogmeat
                                                                    dogmeat @infidel last edited by

                                                                    @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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                                                                    • Wurzel
                                                                      Wurzel last edited by

                                                                      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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                                                                      • Salacious Crumb
                                                                        Salacious Crumb last edited by Salacious Crumb

                                                                        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.

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