Aaron Collins (rugby union)
| Born | Aaron Collins 25 June 1971 New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 104 kg (16 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Aaron Collins (born 25 June 1971 in New Zealand) is a New Zealand rugby union player and now coach. He normally played at the Centre position; and previously played for Glasgow Warriors and Glasgow Academicals and West of Scotland.
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
By virtue of a grandfather born in Blackburn, West Lothian - Aaron Collins was Scottish-Qualified - and in 1994 he was also playing in Scotland for Glasgow Academicals.[1]
He played for amateur side West of Scotland in 1997[2][3] and 1998[4][5]
He was back playing with West of Scotland in 2002.[6][7]
He played again for Glasgow Accies in a memorial match for Gordon Mackay in 2012.[8]
Collins played for Oban Lorne RFC in the 2014-15 season.[9]
Provincial and professional career
Aaron represented Waikato province against the British and Irish Lions in 1993.[10] At the time Collins was playing for Hamilton Old Boys. Collins is one of the select players to have played for four New Zealand provinces: Poverty Bay, Waikato, Bay of Plenty and King Country. He played in New Zealand between 1991 and 1997.[11]
He was called up by Glasgow Warriors in the 1997–98 and 1998-99 season.[12] He was on the bench for the professional provincial side on 4 January 1988 in a Scottish Inter-District Championship match against Caledonia Reds.[13] He played in the Heineken Cup for Glasgow in the 1998-99 season against Pontypridd RFC.[14] He also played in some of Glasgow's Welsh matches in the WRU Challenge Cup of the 1998-99 season.[15]
Collins also played for Harlequins in England.[16]
International career
He was to play for a Scotland Sevens side named Rugby Ecosse in 1998 in the Air France International Sevens scoring a try against Argentina Sevens side.[17]
Coaching career
He coached Hillhead Jordanhill in the 2006-07 season.[16]
Collins became coach of Biggar RFC in 2007.[18][19]
Family
His father John Collins was an All Black in 1964.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Joiner back for Melrose but Scotland call in doubt". Herald Scotland.
- ^ "Big sheet and bundle, West of Scotland versus Stirling County, Burnbrae, Milngavie". Hubcat / Heritage Hub. 13 December 1997. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ^ "Chances go West; Rugby Round-Up". Thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ^ "Big sheet and bundle, West of Scotland versus Currie, Burnbrae, Milngavie". Hubcat / Heritage Hub. 28 March 1998. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ^ "West stick to pack plan for historic win.; Forwards pave way for first Burnbrae victory over 'Sonians in 22 years". Highbeam.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ^ "A mouthful, but Glasgow Hutchesons' Aloysians are the new name on everyone's lips". Scotsman.com. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ^ "Premiership Three". Herald Scotland.
- ^ "Glittering Lineup for Gordon McKay Memorial Match". Old.glasgowhawks.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ^ "1st XV vs. Stewartry RFC (H), 27th September 2014 - 1st XV - Oban Lorne RFC". Pitchero.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ^ Bale, Steve (29 June 1993). "Rugby Union: Lions' heart failure is seized upon by Waikato: The tourists' second-choice team are made to look second-rate in their record defeat against the national champions". The Independent. Archived from the original on 25 January 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ Dave Hall. "102 Players Who Have Played for Four or More Provinces" (PDF). Rugbyhistory.co.nz. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ^ "District cap does not fit six Scotland internationalists. Room left to tempt big names north as 43 players pay the penalty for rugby's contract revolution". Herald Scotland.
- ^ "Big sheet and bundle, Caledonia Reds versus Glasgow, Rubislaw, Aberdeen". Hubcat / Heritage Hub. 4 January 1998. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ^ "Pontypridd 32-3 Glasgow Rugby : Match Centre - Heineken Cup - ERC - Official Website". ercrugby.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ^ "District Stars Scrum Down with Flu". Highbeam.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Biggar Rugby Club want Aaron badly". Carlukegazette.co.uk. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ^ "10-try romp as Gala crush 'Rose". Herald Scotland.
- ^ "Collins faces Big problems at start of Hartreemill reign". Carlukegazette.co.uk. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ^ dailyrecord Administrator (27 March 2008). "Collins hails triumph over Hamilton". dailyrecord.