Dylan Collier

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Dylan Collier
Date of birth (1991-04-27) 27 April 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Ōpōtiki, New Zealand
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight101 kg (223 lb; 15 st 13 lb)
School Ōpōtiki College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre, Wing
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2013–2015 Waikato 12 (5)
2016 Southland 9 (0)
Correct as of 21 July 2024
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2015– New Zealand 7s 317 (390)
Correct as of 21 July 2024
Medal record
Men's rugby sevens
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Summer Olympics
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Team competition
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Team competition
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Team competition

Dylan Collier (born 27 April 1991) is a New Zealand professional rugby union player who plays as a forward and captains the New Zealand national sevens team.

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Club career

A goal kicking winger, Collier was a New Zealand Warriors junior and played in their 2011 National Youth Competition Grand Final winning side. In 2012 Collier played for the Auckland Vulcans in the NSW Cup. [1]

Collier signed for Waikato in 2013 and made his New Zealand rugby sevens debut in 2015 after playing for Waikato at the National Sevens Championship. [2] [3] He joined the Southland Stags for the 2016 Mitre 10 Cup. [4]

International career

Collier was part of the All Blacks Sevens squad that won a bronze medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. [5] [6] [7] [8]

In 2024, He led New Zealand at the Paris Olympics. [9] [10]

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