Lin Colling
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
NZ international rugby union player
Rugby player
| Birth name | George Lindsay Colling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1946年08月27日)27 August 1946 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Cromwell, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 13 July 2003(2003年07月13日) (aged 56) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Cromwell District High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Belinda Colling (niece) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
Post-retirement life
[edit ]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
[edit ]Colling was married, and had two children. His niece, Belinda Colling, represented New Zealand in both basketball and netball.[5]
References
[edit ]- ^ Ponsonby District Rugby Football Club. "Lin Colling". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ^ Gifford, Phil (20 July 2003). "Southern man had true grit". Sunday Star Times.
- ^ "Hits & misses: golden twins just keep powering on". New Zealand Herald. 19 July 2003. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ^ a b Pepperell, Susan (19 July 2003). "Colling 'gave his all to the game he loved'". Waikato Times. p. 13.
- ^ https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/former-all-black-lin-colling-dies/HDHV2FLBAIUFENCI4YIBVVS36I/
Categories:
- 1946 births
- 2003 deaths
- Auckland rugby union players
- Deaths from brain cancer in New Zealand
- New Zealand international rugby union players
- New Zealand referees and umpires
- New Zealand rugby union coaches
- New Zealand rugby union players
- Otago rugby union players
- Rugby union players from Cromwell, New Zealand
- Rugby union scrum-halves
- Colling Hore family
- 20th-century New Zealand sportsmen
- People educated at Cromwell College, New Zealand
- New Zealand rugby union biography, 1940s birth stubs