Keven Mealamu

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444 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 25 Jul

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Unfiltered with Dave Letele · Keven Mealamu: The Story Behind the All Black Legend (Re-Release) · 25 Jul 2026 podcast

You know, because I was lucky enough to play for a long time.

So in this block, there are so many great players.

So I'm not going to answer.

Greatest team?

To be honest, this is probably being a bit biased, but I know a lot of people will say the 2015 team, but there's something about the 2011 side just because by the time we got to the final, we were down to like our third or fourth, first five.

We hadn't won a World Cup since 1987, so we were having to go through all these firsts, if that makes sense, and playing at home as well.

I thought that team were able to handle pressure really well, which opened the door for us to do it even better in 2015, if that makes sense.

I think when we lost, I was lucky enough to play in four World Cups in my time.

Two were really good and other two were like, they were learnings.

I think that's a good way of putting it.

And the first one I turned up to, I was 24 and when you're first in the All Blacks, it feels like the lights and all the bits that you see on TV about wanting to become an All Black.

And the longer you spend there, you realize you're not there for a long time.

So you've got to make the most of every opportunity.

And in 2007, we turned up with a team that was, when I look at it on paper, Dave, it was probably one of the most talented sides that I've played in.

And to fail in the quarterfinals is the earliest exit for any All Black side.

Yeah.

All I could think about was returning home and having failed everyone's expectations, you know?

And when you go through moments playing for the All Blacks as well, I know my dad used to get a lot from work, you know?

All the experts used to work with him, so...

Yeah, when I'm going through the tough moments, I always think about my family have to go through it as well.

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