By Neil ReidAll Blacks legend Sir Colin Meads has been hospitalised as he battles a debilitating kidney illness. "They have changed the [name tag] from Sir Colin Meads to 'Mr M' because people saw Colin Meads and wanted to come and say gidday," Meads told the Herald on Sunday. Related Content Colin Meads' granddaughter flees Bastille Day terror attack in Nice All Blacks to unveil new jersey Colin Meads turns 80: How Pinetree got his nameThe Herald on Sunday revealed Meads' health battle in May. Meads was the All Blacks manager between 1994-95, as well as serving on the NZRU council and as an All Blacks selector. Meads described his health battle as a "bad patch" but had been told by specialists that he would "come right again".

Source: New Zealand Herald July 16, 2016 17:02 UTC