30-26. Shot Konrad.

Bulldogs prop James Graham, in an effort to make it harder for people to tackle him and give the opposition slippery hands after coming into contact with his legs, has made a habit of rubbing jars of Vaseline onto his legs. Although it’s 100% legal, it’s not really in the best interests of sportsmanship. Nate Myles decided to take matter into his own hands and James Grahams face.

The week of upsets.

30-20. Go the Warriors!

On workrate:

“If you come off the field and you feel you haven’t done enough, you’ve let the side down.”

On the pre-match:

“I used to sit in a corner. I didn’t change until 30 minutes before the game. The haka was my warmup.”

On warmups:

“I worry about the modern game, I think they do too much warmup. If you need tackling practice before the game, you shouldn’t be in the team.”

On modern rules:

“The rules are stupid, they’ve got too many. They have all these sayings now. I thought `gates’ are on farms. If they had rucking like we did, they wouldn’t do half of that [infringement].”

On Don Clarke:

“The old leather balls were greasy and heavy. “Don Clarke could kick goals from 60m. With today’s ball he could do 80m.”

How his All Blacks would fare against the 2011 team:

“Today they’re a stone heavier, four inches taller. Still, we talk over a beer or two and we seem to think we’d do all right.”

Worst rucking injury:

“Nothing that didn’t heal.”

The lesson of mercurial wing Grant Batty being a halfback until injuries saw him put out wide for Wellington:

“Wherever you play, you’ve got to take opportunities where you can.”

Toughest opponent:

“Martin Pelser (South Africa).”

In a 1960 tour game with Transvaal, Pelser decked Kel Tremain when he pushed him in the lineout. Meads swapped positions, pushed Pelser, then ran to the back of the ruck. Pelser came right around the back, dragged him out and smacked him. A “good fella” who played with a glass eye.

Greatest captain:

Sir Wilson Whineray.

“Wilson could be with the Queen and do it perfect. “Then he could be with a drunken Welshman on the street and be perfect.”

Most deflating moment:

“There was a day in Scotland I wasn’t too happy [1967, v Scotland at Murrayfield, sent off for dangerous play]. I kicked the ball, I was at the back of the Scottish ruck.”

Note: Sir Colin still exchanges Christmas cards with the Irish referee, Kevin D Kelleher.

On “Meadsville” during the Rugby World Cup:

“In one day during that I met people from 10 different countries. This Canadian came up to my fence, wanted to dig my garden.”

On being addressed as Colin or Sir Colin:

“Just Colin, none of that other rubbish.”