Birth name | Michael Collins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 10 May 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | New Plymouth, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 112 kg (17 st 9 lb) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Waikato University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michael Collins (born 10 May 1974) is a former New Zealand 'A' international rugby union player. He played for Glasgow Warriors, London Irish and Chiefs. [1]
Former captain of New Plymouth Boys' High School first XV. [3]
He had 73 games for the provincial side Waikato. [4]
He began his professional career playing for the New Zealand provincial Super Rugby team Chiefs. [2] He captained the side in 1999. [4]
He signed for Glasgow Warriors in 2007, after a two year with London Irish. [5]
Collins has played for New Zealand U19, New Zealand U21, New Zealand 'A' and New Zealand Barbarians. [2]
In September 2008 Collins joined Taranaki as a rugby development manager, leaving Glasgow Warriors. [6] He later became the club's scrum coach. [3]
In 2013 was made Chief Executive of Taranaki Rugbry. [3]