Kevin Meates
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Birth name | Kevin Francis Meates | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 20 February 1930 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Greymouth, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | St Bede's College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Canterbury University College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Bill Meates (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kevin Francis Meates (born 20 February 1930) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A flanker, sometimes playing at lock, Meates represented Template:Rut Canterbury at a provincial level. He was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1952, appearing in two internationals for the All Blacks against the touring Australian team in 1952.[1]
Meates graduated from Canterbury University College with a Bachelor of Science in 1952.[2]
References
- ^ Knight, Lindsay. "Kevin Meates". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ "NZ university graduates 1870–1961: Me–Mo". Retrieved 6 February 2016.
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- 1930 births
- Living people
- People from Greymouth
- People educated at St Bede's College, Christchurch
- New Zealand rugby union players
- New Zealand international rugby union players
- Canterbury rugby union players
- Rugby union flankers
- Rugby union locks
- University of Canterbury alumni
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