Rugby player
Aaron Collins
Birth name Aaron Collins Date of birth (1971-06-25 ) 25 June 1971 (age 53) Place of birth New Zealand Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Weight 104 kg (16 st 5 lb) Notable relative(s)
Aaron Collins (born 25 June 1971 in New Zealand ) is a New Zealand rugby union player and now coach. He normally played at the Centre position; and previously played for Glasgow Warriors and Glasgow Academicals and West of Scotland .
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
By virtue of a grandfather born in Blackburn, West Lothian - Aaron Collins was Scottish-Qualified - and in 1994 he was also playing in Scotland for Glasgow Academicals .[ 1]
He played for amateur side West of Scotland in 1997[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
He was back playing with West of Scotland in 2002.[ 6] [ 7]
He played again for Glasgow Accies in a memorial match for Gordon Mackay in 2012.[ 8]
Collins played for Oban Lorne RFC in the 2014-15 season.[ 9]
Provincial and professional career
Aaron represented Waikato province against the British and Irish Lions in 1993.[ 10] Poverty Bay , Waikato , Bay of Plenty and King Country . He played in New Zealand between 1991 and 1997.[ 11]
He was called up by Glasgow Warriors in the 1997–98 and 1998-99 season.[ 12] Scottish Inter-District Championship match against Caledonia Reds .[ 13] Heineken Cup for Glasgow in the 1998-99 season against Pontypridd RFC .[ 14] [ 15]
Collins also played for Harlequins in England .[ 16]
International career
He was to play for a Scotland Sevens side named Rugby Ecosse in 1998 in the Air France International Sevens scoring a try against Argentina Sevens side.[ 17]
Coaching career
He coached Hillhead Jordanhill in the 2006-07 season.[ 16]
Collins became coach of Biggar RFC in 2007.[ 18] [ 19]
Family
His father John Collins was an All Black in 1964.[ 1]
References
^ a b "Joiner back for Melrose but Scotland call in doubt" . Herald Scotland .^ "Big sheet and bundle, West of Scotland versus Stirling County, Burnbrae, Milngavie" . Hubcat / Heritage Hub. 13 December 1997. Retrieved 27 July 2017 .^ "Chances go West; Rugby Round-Up" . Thefreelibrary.com . Retrieved 19 January 2016 .^ "Big sheet and bundle, West of Scotland versus Currie, Burnbrae, Milngavie" . Hubcat / Heritage Hub. 28 March 1998. Retrieved 27 July 2017 .^ "West stick to pack plan for historic win.; Forwards pave way for first Burnbrae victory over 'Sonians in 22 years" . Highbeam.com . Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016 .^ "A mouthful, but Glasgow Hutchesons' Aloysians are the new name on everyone's lips" . Scotsman.com . Retrieved 19 January 2016 .^ "Premiership Three" . Herald Scotland .^ "Glittering Lineup for Gordon McKay Memorial Match" . Old.glasgowhawks.com . Retrieved 19 January 2016 .^ "1st XV vs. Stewartry RFC (H), 27th September 2014 - 1st XV - Oban Lorne RFC" . Pitchero.com . Archived from the original on 25 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016 .^ Bale, Steve (29 June 1993). "Rugby Union: Lions' heart failure is seized upon by Waikato: The tourists' second-choice team are made to look second-rate in their record defeat against the national champions" The Independent . Archived from the original on 25 January 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2017 . ^ Dave Hall. "102 Players Who Have Played for Four or More Provinces" (PDF) . Rugbyhistory.co.nz . Retrieved 19 January 2016 . [permanent dead link ] ^ "District cap does not fit six Scotland internationalists. Room left to tempt big names north as 43 players pay the penalty for rugby's contract revolution" . Herald Scotland .^ "Big sheet and bundle, Caledonia Reds versus Glasgow, Rubislaw, Aberdeen" . Hubcat / Heritage Hub. 4 January 1998. Retrieved 16 January 2016 .^ "Pontypridd 32-3 Glasgow Rugby : Match Centre - Heineken Cup - ERC - Official Website" . ercrugby.com . Archived from the original on 25 January 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2016 .^ "District Stars Scrum Down with Flu" . Highbeam.com . Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016 .^ a b "Biggar Rugby Club want Aaron badly" . Carlukegazette.co.uk . Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016 .^ "10-try romp as Gala crush 'Rose" . Herald Scotland .^ "Collins faces Big problems at start of Hartreemill reign" . Carlukegazette.co.uk . Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016 .^ dailyrecord Administrator (27 March 2008). "Collins hails triumph over Hamilton" . dailyrecord .
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