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Kevin Meates
NZ international rugby union player (1930–2022)
Kevin Francis Meates (20 February 1930 – 17 April 2022) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A flanker, sometimes playing at lock, Meates represented 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 was the younger brother of Bill Meates, another rugby player, and uncle of David Meates (his brother Bill's son).[2] He graduated from Canterbury University College with a Bachelor of Science in 1952.[3]
Meates died in Christchurch on 17 April 2022, at the age of 92.[4][5]