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<blockquote data-quote="Ripper" data-source="post: 78069"><p>---</p><p>Nobody embodied the ethos of the All Black Jersey more than Colin Meads. Despite not playing in Rugby amatuer's era, without personal trainers, gyms and other luxeries todays Rugby Pros have the benefit of, he was still one of the fittst and strongest, there aren't many fitter forward's of his size, even in todays game... all this despite not stepping into a gym until 1995 (at age 59), Legend has it his off season training was to run up hills with a sheep under each arm.</p><p></p><p>This can be seen in the fact that he still holds the record for most All Black games with 133... not even Mr Indestructable Himself, Sean Fitzpatrick (Most New Zealand Test Caps) could beat it, only amassing 128. He even played a test match against South Africa with a broken arm.</p><p></p><p>Is the Greatest Player in the history of the Greatest Nation on Earth and a true New Zealand icon, up there with Sir Edmund Hillary, Sir Peter Blake, Rutherford and other legends.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ripper, post: 78069"] --- Nobody embodied the ethos of the All Black Jersey more than Colin Meads. Despite not playing in Rugby amatuer's era, without personal trainers, gyms and other luxeries todays Rugby Pros have the benefit of, he was still one of the fittst and strongest, there aren't many fitter forward's of his size, even in todays game... all this despite not stepping into a gym until 1995 (at age 59), Legend has it his off season training was to run up hills with a sheep under each arm. This can be seen in the fact that he still holds the record for most All Black games with 133... not even Mr Indestructable Himself, Sean Fitzpatrick (Most New Zealand Test Caps) could beat it, only amassing 128. He even played a test match against South Africa with a broken arm. Is the Greatest Player in the history of the Greatest Nation on Earth and a true New Zealand icon, up there with Sir Edmund Hillary, Sir Peter Blake, Rutherford and other legends. [/QUOTE]
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