Keven Mealamu
| Birth name | Keven Filipo Mealamu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 20 March 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tokoroa, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 111 kg (17 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Aorere College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Keven Filipo Mealamu MNZM (born 20 March 1979) is a former New Zealand rugby union footballer. He played at hooker for the Blues in Super Rugby, Auckland in the National Provincial Championship, and the New Zealand national team. He was part of the Blues team that won the 2003 Super 12 title, the third for the franchise. He was a key member of 2011 and 2015 Rugby World Cup winning teams, becoming one of only 21 players who have won the Rugby World Cup on multiple occasions.
In a Bledisloe Cup test match against Australia on 20 October 2012, Mealamu became the third All Black to reach 100 test appearances.