| Full name | Kees Junior Meeuws | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 July 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 118 kg (18 st 8 lb) | ||
| School | Kelston Boys High School | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Prop | ||
| New Zealand No. | 977 | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (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 | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1996 1997–2001 2002–2004 2009– |
Auckland Otago Auckland Otago |
3 40 16 31 |
(10) |
| Super Rugby | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1997–2001 2002–2004 |
Highlanders Blues |
47 33 |
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| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1998–2004 | New Zealand | 42 | (50) |
Kees Junior Meeuws ( /ˈkeɪs ˈmjuːz/; born 26 July 1974) is a former New Zealand rugby union prop and current assistant coach of the Highlanders in the Super Rugby tournament. 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.
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.
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