Kel Tremain

Kelvin Robin Tremain (21 February 1938 – 2 May 1992) was a New Zealand rugby union player and administrator. A flanker, he won 38 full caps for the New Zealand national team, the All Blacks, between 1959 and 1968, scoring nine tries. During the 1960s he had a status in New Zealand rugby comparable to that of his teammate, Colin Meads.

Biography Born in Auckland on 21 February 1938, Tremain was educated at Auckland Grammar School, where he played in the 1st XV rugby team in 1954 and 1955. After leaving school, he became an agricultural field cadet, which took him all over the country, including stints studying at Massey and Canterbury Agricultural Colleges. As a result, he played for five different provincial teams: , , , , and . It was with the latter team that he made the greatest contribution, appearing in 96 games between 1962 and 1970, and becoming team captain.

Tremain made two appearances for the South Island and seven for the North Island in interisland matches, and was captain of the New Zealand Universities side that toured North America in 1961. who served as the Member of Parliament for Napier between 2005 and 2014, and Simon Tremain, who represented , and Hawke's Bay in rugby union. The Kelvin Tremain Memorial Trophy, named in his memory, is awarded annually to New Zealand's outstanding rugby player of the year.