Sir Colin Meads has been honoured by his home town of Te Kuiti © Getty Images
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The small King Country town of Te Kuiti has been re-named Meadsville for the duration of the Rugby World Cup in honour its two favourite sons and their rugby exploits. The New Zealand Herald's James Ihaka reports.
"Yesterday the Meads brothers [Sir Colin and his younger brother Stan] were honoured in a renaming ceremony for the town that Te Kuiti locals hope will draw people to their town to visit during the Rugby World Cup.
"...In the centre of town on Rora St stands an outdoor picture gallery with several life-sized vintage photographs chronicling the brothers' playing days, when they locked the All Black scrum together in 11 matches.
"Across the road, the local hairdresser has called itself "Pinetree Trimmers", the BNZ "Pinetree's Piggybank" and the Te Kuiti Pharmacy now promotes itself as the place to get your "Meadicine".
"The Meads brothers, who were at yesterday's ceremony with their families, were clearly humbled by the ceremony."
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