WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand Rugby plans to honour All Blacks great Colin Meads with a series of tributes at the weekend, while lock Sam Whitelock will donate his number five jersey from the Bledisloe Cup clash against Australia to the respected player's family. All Blacks coach Steve Hansen said the team would also recognise Meads at Otago Regional Stadium in Dunedin, where a minute's silence will be observed before the game, the second clash between the sides in the Rugby Championship. All teams in New Zealand's semi-professional and amateur provincial competitions would also observe a minute's silence before their games, New Zealand Rugby (NZR) said in a statement. "Colin has played a unique role with All Blacks' teams through the decades. Meads' funeral will be held on Monday in his hometown of Te Kuiti.

Source: The Star August 24, 2017 06:00 UTC