Dylan Collier Explained

Dylan Collier
Birth Date:27 April 1991
Birth Place:Ōpōtiki, New Zealand
Height:1.940NaN0
Weight:1010NaN0
School:Ōpōtiki College
Position:Centre, Wing
Years1:2013–2015
Clubs1:Waikato
Apps1:12
Points1:5
Years2:2016
Clubs2:Southland
Apps2:9
Points2:0
Repyears1:2015–
Repteam1:New Zealand 7s
Repcaps1:317
Reppoints1:390
Clubupdate:21 July 2024
Repupdate:21 July 2024
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Dylan Collier (born 27 April 1991) is a New Zealand professional rugby union player who plays as a forward and captains the New Zealand national sevens team.

Club career

A goal kicking winger, Collier was a New Zealand Warriors junior and played in their 2011 National Youth Competition Grand Final winning side. In 2012 Collier played for the Auckland Vulcans in the NSW Cup.[1]

Collier signed for Waikato in 2013 and made his New Zealand rugby sevens debut in 2015 after playing for Waikato at the National Sevens Championship.[2] [3] He joined the Southland Stags for the 2016 Mitre 10 Cup.[4]

International career

Collier was part of the All Blacks Sevens squad that won a bronze medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[5] [6] [7] [8]

In 2024, He led New Zealand at the Paris Olympics.[9] [10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Former Junior Warrior lines up for Mooloos. Stuff. 17 April 2016.
  2. Web site: From sixes to sevens, Waikato's Dylan Collier powers into NZ squad. BEN STRANG. 29 January 2015. Stuff. 17 April 2016.
  3. Web site: Waikato winger Dylan Collier looking to push sevens claims in 15s. AARON GOILE. 25 September 2015. Stuff. 17 April 2016.
  4. Web site: Meet the 2016 Southland Stags squad for the 2016 national provincial season. stuff.co.nz. 15 July 2016. 18 July 2016.
  5. Web site: 2022-06-29 . Rugby Sevens teams named for Commonwealth Games . 2022-07-04 . allblacks.com . en-NZ.
  6. Web site: 2022-06-29 . Experienced New Zealand sevens squads revealed for Commonwealth Games . 2022-07-04 . Stuff . en.
  7. Web site: McConnell . Lynn . 2022-08-01 . Double bronze for New Zealand Sevens sides in Birmingham . 2022-08-05 . allblacks.com . en-NZ.
  8. Web site: 2022-08-01 . NZ Sevens sides bounce back to win bronze medals . 2022-08-05 . 1 News . en.
  9. Web site: 2024-06-21 . Rugby Sevens teams named for Paris Olympics . live . 2024-07-26 . allblacks.com . en-NZ.
  10. Web site: 2024 . New Zealand - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024 . live . 2024-07-27 . www.world.rugby.