Kel Tremain

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Kel Tremain
Personal information
Full name	Kelvin Robin Tremain
Date of birth	February 21 1938 ( 1938 -02-21)
Place of birth	Auckland, New Zealand
Date of death	May 2, 1992 (Age 54)
Place of death	Napier, New Zealand
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	100 kg (15 st 10 lb)
Nickname	Bunny
School	Auckland Grammar
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Flanker
All Black No.	604
Provincial/State sides
	Canterbury Auckland Hawke's Bay

National team(s)		Caps	(points)
1959-1968	New Zealand	38	(27)

Kelvin Robin (Kel) Tremain is a former All Black and Hawkes Bay rugby player, a flanker. He played 38 tests for New Zealand between 1959 and 1968, scoring a total of 27 points.

During the 1960s he had a status in New Zealand rugby comparable to that of his team-mate Colin Meads.

He was born in Auckland on 21 February 1938, and died in Napier on 2 May 1992 aged only 54 after a short illness. His death shocked many people. The Kelvin Tremain Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to New Zealand's player of the year.

Chris Tremain, the Member of Parliament for Napier, is his son.