Te Kuiti's legendary All Black brothers Stan and Sir Colin Meads will go head to head in a rare grassroots rugby clash a week after the Stan Meads Cup Finals day.

During the years the Meads brothers played together for the Waitete Club, King Country and the All Blacks but next Sunday they will square off on opposite sides when the Stan Meads Cup XV meet the Sir Colin Meads Invitation team at Te Kuiti.

Former New Zealand Maori captain Wayne Ormond is rumoured to be playing in next week's match.

The purpose of the game is to give the most talented SMC players a further opportunity to showcase their skills on another stage. The SMC XV team will be coached by former All Black and King Country prop Phil Coffin, with the team announced after the SMC Cup Finals day at Te Awamutu this Sunday.

A number of former well known players are eager to play in the encounter, where the Colin Meads Invitation team will be coached by former King Country coach Noel McQuilkin.

Former All Blacks Dion Muir and Keith Robinson, previous New Zealand Maori captain Wayne Ormond along with Bay of Plenty's Damian Karauna and Waikato's Keith Lowen are some already looking to put their name forward for selection.

'Just the fact that it's Stan Meads versus Colin Meads, interest around the game is already starting to build,” says Stan Meads Cup chairman Neil Macrae.

'It will feature the best players of the Stan Meads Cup and although many of the Colin Meads Invitational team are recently retired, they still have plenty of magic left to share”.

'Overall the organizing committee is extremely happy with the direction the Stan Meads Cup is going”

He says it is all about giving these second tier players a credible competition to play in and the chance to better themselves for a possible call-up to Heartland or Provincial rugby.

'The Stan Meads Cup is a relatively new competition and the more experience the players get, the better it will become.”

September 15 – Stan Meads Cup Finals Day at Te Awamutu

Stan Meads Cup: Te Awamtu v Eastern Bay of Plenty

Stan Meads Bowl: King Country B v Central Bay of Plenty

September 22 – Stan Meads Cup XV v Colin Meads Invitation team at Te Kuiti