Kees Meeuws

Kees Junior Meeuws (/ˈkeɪs ˈmjuːz/; born 26 July 1974) is a New Zealand former rugby union prop and former assistant coach of the Highlanders in the Super Rugby competition, and also a real estate agent by trade. Meeuws played 42 tests for the All Blacks between 1998 and 2004, scoring 10 test tries. He played provincial rugby for Otago and Auckland, and played for the Blues in the Super 12. In 2004, Meeuws left New Zealand to take up a contract with French club Castres Olympique, and in 2006 he left Castres for Agen after a falling-out with Castres coach Laurent Seigne. Following Agen's relegation after the 2006–07 season, Meeuws left Agen and returned to Castres, signing a two-year contract with the club. In May 2008, it was announced that Meeuws would be joining the Scarlets on a two-year deal. However, shortly into his Scarlets career, he suffered a long-term injury. In July 2009, having made just 12 appearances and scored 1 try, his contract with the Scarlets was cancelled by mutual consent. He returned to Otago in 2010 to play in the ITM Cup.

Kees Meeuws
Birth nameKees Junior Meeuws
Date of birth (1974-07-26) 26 July 1974
Place of birthAuckland, New Zealand
Height184 cm (6 ft 1⁄2 in)[1]
Weight121 kg (19.1 st; 267 lb)[1]
SchoolKelston Boys High School, Rutherford College
Notable relative(s)Johan, Roberta, Syliva, Gloria, Monique and Johnny Meeuws.
SpouseJuanita Meeuws
ChildrenJavier, Cayne, Tayla, Eva, Inez and Serg.
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
All Black No. 977
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2004-2006
2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-2009		 Castres
Agen
Castres
Scarlets		 34
12
18
12		 (45)
(0)
(5)
(5)
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1996
1997–2001
2002–2004
2009–2011		 Auckland
Otago
Auckland
Otago		 3
40
16
31


(10)
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
1997–2001
2002–2004		 Highlanders
Blues		 47
33		 ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1998–2004 New Zealand 42 (50)
Other namesCasey
Parent(s)Cornelius and Rebecca Meeuws

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]

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]

References
  1. "The way sport is shaping, too tall ain't enough". smh.com.au. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  2. "Kees Meeuws and David Burke," Gallery De Novo. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  3. "Match Fit". www.threenow.co.nz. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
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