Birth name | George Lindsay Colling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 27 August 1946 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Cromwell, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 13 July 2003 | (aged 56)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Cromwell District High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Belinda Colling (niece) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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George Lindsay Colling (27 August 1946 – 13 July 2003) was a New Zealand rugby union player, coach and administrator. A halfback, Colling represented Otago and Auckland at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1972 and 1973. He played 21 matches for the All Blacks but did not appear in any internationals. [1]
Colling went on to coach Ponsonby alongside Bryan Williams, [2] and also was an All Black selector in 1994. [3] He also served on the board of the Auckland Rugby Union. [4] Colling died of a brain tumour in Auckland in 2003. [4]
Colling was married, and had two children. His niece, Belinda Colling, represented New Zealand in both basketball and netball. [5]