Kees Meeuws
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Birth name | Kees Junior Meeuws | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 26 July 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 184 cm (6 ft 1⁄2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 121 kg (19.1 st; 267 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Kelston Boys High School, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Johan, Roberta, Syliva, Gloria, Monique and Johnny Meeuws. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Juanita Meeuws | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Children | Javier, Cayne, Tayla, Eva, Inez and Serg. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Other names | Casey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Parent(s) | Cornelius and Rebecca Meeuws |
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Meeuws was born in Auckland of Dutch and Māori parentage. He has written an autobiographical book about his experiences in France, Le Rugbyman (co-written with Heather Kidd), published in 2005.
Meeuws has a long-standing interest in art, and has exhibited his own work (created in collaboration with David Burke) in 2011 and 2015.[2] He was also an alumnus of Elam School of Fine Arts as part of University of Auckland.
In 2020, he is in the alumni Match Fit squad to face New Zealand Barbarians. He revealed that he lost his mother at age 10, and his father at 20.[3] He returned in season 2 in 2021/22 as the most powerful, strongest and most explosive player in the team.[4]
References
- ^ a b "The way sport is shaping, too tall ain't enough". smh.com.au. Fairfax Media. 26 July 2003. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ^ "Kees Meeuws and David Burke," Gallery De Novo. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ "Match Fit". www.threenow.co.nz. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ "Match Fit Season 2 Ep 2 | DOCUMENTARY/FACTUAL | ThreeNow". www.threenow.co.nz. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
External links
- Kees Meeuws at AllBlacks.com
- Kees Meeuws (official website)
- Scarlets profile