Lin Colling

Lin Colling

Full name	George Lindsay Colling
Date of birth	(1946-08-27)27 August 1946
Place of birth	Cromwell, New Zealand
Date of death	13 July 2003(2003-07-13) (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]

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