Autographs of Colin Meads
Sir Colin Earl Meads KNZM MBE (3 June 1936 – 20 August 2017) was a New Zealand rugby union player. He played 55 test matches (133 games), most frequently in the lock forward position, for New Zealand's national team, the All Blacks, from 1957 until 1971. More about Colin Meads
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Meads is widely considered one of the greatest players in history. Nicknamed 'Pinetree' due to his physical presence, he was an
icon within New Zealand rugby, and was named the country's Player of the Century at the NZRFU Awards in 1999.
Colin Earl Meads was born to Vere Meads and Ida Meads (née Gray) on 3 June 1936, in the town of Cambridge in the Waikato region. His father Vere was a descendant of early settlers Joseph Meads and Ann Meads (née Coates), who emigrated to New Zealand from England in 1842. Vere's grandfather Zachariah Meads was among the first British children to be born in Te Aro, Wellington, in 1843, and his grandmother Elizabeth Meads (née Lazare) was the daughter of an Irish minister who had educated freed slaves on the island of Mauritius before emigrating to Wanganui. Vere and his wife raised their five children on a sheep farm near Te Kūiti. Meads credited the farming lifestyle for his strong physique and high level of fitness. Meads' brother Stanley Meads was also a noted rugby player, playing 30 matches as an All Black. In 11 matches Stanley and Colin locked the All Black scrum. Read even more about Colin Meads at Wikipedia
Colin Earl Meads was born to Vere Meads and Ida Meads (née Gray) on 3 June 1936, in the town of Cambridge in the Waikato region. His father Vere was a descendant of early settlers Joseph Meads and Ann Meads (née Coates), who emigrated to New Zealand from England in 1842. Vere's grandfather Zachariah Meads was among the first British children to be born in Te Aro, Wellington, in 1843, and his grandmother Elizabeth Meads (née Lazare) was the daughter of an Irish minister who had educated freed slaves on the island of Mauritius before emigrating to Wanganui. Vere and his wife raised their five children on a sheep farm near Te Kūiti. Meads credited the farming lifestyle for his strong physique and high level of fitness. Meads' brother Stanley Meads was also a noted rugby player, playing 30 matches as an All Black. In 11 matches Stanley and Colin locked the All Black scrum. Read even more about Colin Meads at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of Colin Meads
The most expensive item with a signature of Colin Meads (RARE COLIN MEADS SIGNED Legends Edition NZ ALL-BLACKS RUGBY Shirt Frame 17/300) was sold in July 2019 for £190.00 while the cheapest item (Colin Meads Legend Edition Signed Framed Shirt 1 of only 300) found a new owner for £0.99 in January 2016. The month with the most items sold (4) was November 2020 with an average selling price of £25.00 for an autographed item of Colin Meads. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in September 2014 with £159.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £3.05 was January 2015. In average, an autographed item from Colin Meads is worth £22.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Colin Meads were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 16x23 Colin Meads hand-signed New Zealand All Blacks Rugby Union ltd print | £23.00 | |
| COLIN MEADS (NEW ZEALAND) 'RUGBY GREATS SERIES' LTD EDIT SIGNED PRINT | £14.95 | |
| Colin Meads - Personally signed A2 All Blacks print | £25.00 | |
| COLIN MEADS ALL BLACKS SIGNED BIOGRAPHY 1974 BOOK. | £25.00 | |
| COLIN MEADS SIGNED ALL-BLACKS RUGBY AUTOBIOGRAPHY | £49.99 | |
| COLIN MEADS SIGNED ALL-BLACKS RUGBY BOOK | £19.99 | |
| Colin Meads Signed New Zealand All Blacks Rugby shirt - Unused | £32.60 | |
| LEGEND SIR COLIN MEADS NEW ZEALAND ALL BLACKS HAND SIGNED RUGBY PRINT -SUPERB!! | £50.00 | |
| Phil Kingsley Jones How Did I Manage That Signed Book Colin Meads, Buck Shelford | £15.99 | |
| RARE COLIN MEADS SIGNED Legends Edition NZ ALL-BLACKS RUGBY Shirt Frame 17/300 | £190.00 | |
| Sir Colin Meads signed All Blacks Limited Edition print No. 263 | £25.00 | |
| Sir Colin Meads signed All Blacks Limited Edition print No. 72 Low Number | £25.00 | |
| Sir Colin Meads signed All Blacks Limited Edition print No. 72 Low Number | £25.00 | |
| Sir Colin Meads signed limited edition All Blacks print – No. 262 of 500 | £25.00 | |
| Sir Colin Meads signed limited edition All Blacks print – No. 74 | £25.00 | |