Lin Colling

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Lin Colling
Birth nameGeorge Lindsay Colling
Date of birth(1946-08-27)27 August 1946
Place of birth Cromwell, New Zealand
Date of death13 July 2003(2003-07-13) (aged 56)
Place of death Auckland, New Zealand
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
School Cromwell District High School
Notable relative(s) Belinda Colling (niece)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Halfback
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1967–1973 Otago ()
1974–1976 Auckland ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1972–1973 New Zealand 0 (0)

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]

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Post-retirement life

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]

Personal life

Colling was married, and had two children. His niece, Belinda Colling, represented New Zealand in both basketball and netball. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Ponsonby District Rugby Football Club. "Lin Colling". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  2. ↑ Gifford, Phil (20 July 2003). "Southern man had true grit". Sunday Star Times.
  3. ↑ "Hits & misses: golden twins just keep powering on". New Zealand Herald. 19 July 2003. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  4. 1 2 Pepperell, Susan (19 July 2003). "Colling 'gave his all to the game he loved'". Waikato Times. p. 13.
  5. ↑ https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/former-all-black-lin-colling-dies/HDHV2FLBAIUFENCI4YIBVVS36I/


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