James Collins (field hockey)

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2018 Summer Youth Olympics – IND-AUS
Personal information
Full name James Haydn Tasman Collins
Born (2000-02-25) 25 February 2000 (age 23)
Perth, Western Australia
Playing position Defender
Senior career
YearsTeam
2019– Perth Thundersticks
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018 Australia U–18 15 (19)
2022– Australia 4 (0)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia

James Haydn Tasman Collins (born 25 February 2000) [1] is a field hockey player from Australia, who plays as a defender. [2] [3]

Contents

Personal life

James Collins was born and raised in Perth, Western Australia. [2]

Career

Domestic hockey

In 2019, Collins was a member of the Perth Thundersticks team for the inaugural season of the Sultana Bran Hockey One League. [4] [5]

National teams

Under–18

James Collins made his debut for Australia in 2018, where he was a member of the Under–18 team at the Oceania Youth Championship in Port Moresby. [6] Later that year he captained the team at the Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires. [7]

Kookaburras

In 2022, Collins was named in the Kookaburras squad for the first time. [8] [9] [2] In April of that year, he made his senior international debut in a test series against Malaysia in Perth. [6]

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References

  1. "Team Details – Australia". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Kookaburras squad finalised with four new additions". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia . Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  3. "Kookaburras selection puts James Collins a step closer to his Olympic dream". wais.org.au. Western Australian Institute of Sport . Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  4. "COLLINS James". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Hockey Australia . Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  5. "James Collins". hockeyone.com.au. Hockey One. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  6. 1 2 "COLLINS James". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  7. "JAMES COLLINS – HOCKEY 5'S" (PDF). aoc-cdn.s3.amazonaws.com. Australian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  8. "Veteran goalkeeper earns Kookaburras gig". 7news.com.au. 7News. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  9. "Collins' sights on Olympic dreams". hockeywa.org.au. Hockey WA . Retrieved 19 May 2022.