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Rugby player
Aaron Collins
Birth name Aaron Collins Date of birth (1971-06-25 ) 25 June 1971 (age 52) Place of birth
New Zealand Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Weight 104 kg (16 st 5 lb) Notable relative(s)
John Collins (father) All Black No. 647
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 .
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He played for amateur side
West of Scotland in 1997
[2]
[3] and 1998
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[5]
He was back playing with
West of Scotland in 2002.
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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.
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Family
His father
John Collins was an All Black in 1964.
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References
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"Joiner back for Melrose but Scotland call in doubt" . Herald Scotland .
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"Big sheet and bundle, West of Scotland versus Stirling County, Burnbrae, Milngavie" . Hubcat / Heritage Hub. 13 December 1997. Retrieved 27 July 2017 .
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"Chances go West; Rugby Round-Up" . Thefreelibrary.com . Retrieved 19 January 2016 .
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"Big sheet and bundle, West of Scotland versus Currie, Burnbrae, Milngavie" . Hubcat / Heritage Hub. 28 March 1998. Retrieved 27 July 2017 .
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"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 .
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"A mouthful, but Glasgow Hutchesons' Aloysians are the new name on everyone's lips" . Scotsman.com . Retrieved 19 January 2016 .
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"Premiership Three" . Herald Scotland .
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"Glittering Lineup for Gordon McKay Memorial Match" . Old.glasgowhawks.com . Retrieved 19 January 2016 .
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"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 . [
permanent dead link ]
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"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 .
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"Big sheet and bundle, Caledonia Reds versus Glasgow, Rubislaw, Aberdeen" . Hubcat / Heritage Hub. 4 January 1998. Retrieved 16 January 2016 .
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"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 .
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"District Stars Scrum Down with Flu" . Highbeam.com . Archived from
the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016 .
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"Biggar Rugby Club want Aaron badly" . Carlukegazette.co.uk . Archived from
the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016 .
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"10-try romp as Gala crush 'Rose" . Herald Scotland .
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"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 .
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