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 |
Show-Medals: | no |
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
- Web site: Former Junior Warrior lines up for Mooloos. Stuff. 17 April 2016.
- Web site: From sixes to sevens, Waikato's Dylan Collier powers into NZ squad. BEN STRANG. 29 January 2015. Stuff. 17 April 2016.
- Web site: Waikato winger Dylan Collier looking to push sevens claims in 15s. AARON GOILE. 25 September 2015. Stuff. 17 April 2016.
- Web site: Meet the 2016 Southland Stags squad for the 2016 national provincial season. stuff.co.nz. 15 July 2016. 18 July 2016.
- Web site: 2022-06-29 . Rugby Sevens teams named for Commonwealth Games . 2022-07-04 . allblacks.com . en-NZ.
- Web site: 2022-06-29 . Experienced New Zealand sevens squads revealed for Commonwealth Games . 2022-07-04 . Stuff . en.
- Web site: McConnell . Lynn . 2022-08-01 . Double bronze for New Zealand Sevens sides in Birmingham . 2022-08-05 . allblacks.com . en-NZ.
- Web site: 2022-08-01 . NZ Sevens sides bounce back to win bronze medals . 2022-08-05 . 1 News . en.
- Web site: 2024-06-21 . Rugby Sevens teams named for Paris Olympics . live . 2024-07-26 . allblacks.com . en-NZ.
- Web site: 2024 . New Zealand - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024 . live . 2024-07-27 . www.world.rugby.