Lin Colling

Lin Colling
Full name George Lindsay Colling
Date of birth (1946-08-27)27 August 1946
Place of birth Cromwell, New Zealand
Date of death 13 July 2003(2003-07-13) (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
Playing career
Position Halfback
New Zealand No. 704
Provincial/State sides
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1967–73
1974–76
Otago
Auckland
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1972–73  New Zealand 0 (0)

George Lindsay "Lin" 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] He went on to coach Ponsonby alongside Bryan Williams,[2] and 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]

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.


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