Ponsonby forward Joseph Meadows toured Australia with the New Zealand side in 1921.Formerly with the Athletic club in Wellington, Meadows joined Ponsonby in 1921 and earned an immediate national call-up.He debuted for New Zealand in a pre-tour match against Auckland and made three appearances in Australia, playing at hooker against Toowoomba and Wide Bay, and in the second-row against Ipswich.Meadows represented Auckland against New Zealand Māori in 1922.