Paul Kitchener Collins (30 August 1915 — 26 December 2005) was an Australian rugby union international.
| Full name | Paul Kitchener Collins | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 30 August 1915 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 26 December 2005 (aged 90) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Gold Coast, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
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Collins was born in Sydney and attended Barker College, where he won colours in athletics, cricket and rugby union.[1]
A fly-half, Collins was first called up by the Wallabies in 1937, making his Test debut against the Springboks at the Sydney Cricket Ground. He was capped a further two times the following year, in home Tests against the All Blacks, then made the team for the 1939–40 tour of Britain and Ireland, which was abandoned two days after they arrived in England due to the war.[2] His first-grade rugby was played for Western Suburbs, Eastern Suburbs, Northern Suburbs and Gordon.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Paul Kitchener Collins". classicwallabies.com.au.
- ^ "Eagles, Birdies Abound At K. Meadows". The Examiner (Tasmania). 23 August 1951. p. 18 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Collins, Reinstated By R.U., Joins Gordon". The Daily Telegraph. 15 July 1944. p. 14 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
edit- Paul Collins at ESPNscrum