Lin Colling

Lin Colling

Full name	George Lindsay Colling
Date of birth	27 August 1946
Place of birth	Cromwell, New Zealand
Date of death	13 July 2003 (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. Pepperell, Susan (19 July 2003). "Colling 'gave his all to the game he loved'". Waikato Times. p. 13.