Full name Aaron Collins Position Centre Height 1.88 m | Place of birth New Zealand Years Club / team Weight 104 kg | |
Date of birth (1971-06-25) 25 June 1971 (age 45) Notable relative(s) John Collins, father
All Black No. 647 Team coached Biggar RFC (Coach, 2007–2007) | ||
Aaron Collins (born 25 June 1971 in New Zealand) is a New Zealand rugby union player and now coach. He normally played at the Centre position; and previously played for Glasgow Warriors and Glasgow Academicals and West of Scotland.
His father John Collins was an All Black in 1964.
Aaron represented Waikato province agaiinst the British and Irish Lions in 1993. At the time Collins was playing for Hamilton Old Boys. Collins is one of the select players to have played for four New Zealand provinces: Poverty Bay, Waikato, Bay of Plenty and King Country. He played in New Zealand between 1991 and 1997.
By virtue of a grandfather born in Blackburn, West Lothian - Aaron Collins was Scottish-Qualified - and in 1994 he was also playing in Scotland for Glasgow Academicals. He was to play for a Scotland Sevens side named Rugby Ecosse in 1998 in the Air France International Sevens scoring a try against Argentina Sevens side.
He played for amateur side West of Scotland in 1997 and 1998
He was called up by Glasgow in the 1997-98 and 1998-99 season. He was on the bench for the professional provincial side on 4 January 1988 in a Scottish Inter-District Championship match against Caledonia Reds. He played in the Heineken Cup for Glasgow in the 1998-99 season against Pontypridd RFC. He also played in some of Glasgow's Welsh matches in the WRU Challenge Cup of the 1998-99 season.
Collins also played for Harlequins in England.
He was back playing with West of Scotland in 2002.
He coached Hillhead Jordanhill in the 2006-07 season.
Collins became coach of Biggar RFC in 2007.
He played again for Glasgow Accies in a memorial match for Gordon Mackay in 2012.
Collins played for Oban Lorne RFC in the 2014-15 season.