Dylan Collier

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Dylan Collier
Date of birth (1991-04-27) 27 April 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Ōpōtiki, New Zealand
Height191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight100 kg (15 st 10 lb; 220 lb)
Rugby league career
Position(s) Wing
Rugby union career
National sevens team(s)
YearsTeamComps
New Zealand 7s
Medal record
Men's rugby sevens
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Team competition
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Team competition
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Team competition

Dylan "DJ" Collier (born 27 April 1991) is a New Zealand rugby union and rugby league player. Collier currently plays for Waikato and represents New Zealand in rugby sevens.

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Rugby league 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]

Rugby union career

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]

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]

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References

  1. "Former Junior Warrior lines up for Mooloos". Stuff. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  2. BEN STRANG (29 January 2015). "From sixes to sevens, Waikato's Dylan Collier powers into NZ squad". Stuff. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  3. AARON GOILE (25 September 2015). "Waikato winger Dylan Collier looking to push sevens claims in 15s". Stuff. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  4. "Meet the 2016 Southland Stags squad for the 2016 national provincial season". stuff.co.nz. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  5. "Rugby Sevens teams named for Commonwealth Games". allblacks.com. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  6. "Experienced New Zealand sevens squads revealed for Commonwealth Games". Stuff. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  7. McConnell, Lynn (1 August 2022). "Double bronze for New Zealand Sevens sides in Birmingham". allblacks.com. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  8. "NZ Sevens sides bounce back to win bronze medals". 1 News. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.