Thomas John Collins (14 August 1895 – 8 April 1957) was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for Mountain Ash RFC, as a centre, and club level rugby league (RL) for Hull FC, as a centre.[3]
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| Full name | Thomas John Collins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 August 1895 Merthyr Tydfil, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 April 1957 (aged 61) Mountain Ash, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
editTom Collins was born in Merthyr Tydfil, and he died aged 61 in Mountain Ash.
International honours
editTom Collins won a cap for Wales (RU) while at Mountain Ash RFC in 1923 against Ireland.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Statistics at en.espn.co.uk". en.espn.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Statistics at wru.co.uk". wru.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ Robert Gate (1986). "Gone North - Volume 1". R. E. Gate. ISBN 0-9511190-0-1
External links
edit- Search for "Collins" at rugbyleagueproject.org
- (archived by web.archive.org) Stats → Past Players → C at hullfc.com (statistics for player surnames beginning with 'C' and 'D' swapped)
- [permanent dead link] (archived by web.archive.org) Statistics at hullfc.com