Jerry Collins

Jerry Collins

Collins featuring for RC Narbonne in 2015
Birth name	Jerry Collins
Date of birth	(1980-11-04)4 November 1980
Place of birth	Apia, Samoa
Date of death	5 June 2015(2015-06-05) (aged 34)
Place of death	Béziers, France
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in; 75 in)
Weight	112 kg (247 lb)
School	St. Patrick's College
University	Victoria University of Wellington
Notable relative(s)	Mike Umaga, Tana Umaga, Sinoti Sinoti (cousins)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker, Number eight Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Northern United, Scunthorpe RUFC () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2008–2009 Toulon 22 (20) 2009–2011 Ospreys 56 (30) 2011–2013 Yamaha Júbilo 13 (5) 2015 Narbonne 8 (15) Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1999–2007 Wellington 47 (55) Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 2001–2008 Hurricanes 85 (27) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1998–1999 New Zealand U19 2001–2007 New Zealand 48 (25)
Medal record Men's Rugby union Representing  New Zealand Rugby World Cup 2003 England Squad

Jerry Collins (4 November 1980 – 5 June 2015) was a professional rugby union player. Although he was born in Apia, Samoa, he grew up in New Zealand and played for the New Zealand national team, earning 48 caps.^[1][2] At club level, he played for the Hurricanes Super Rugby franchise in New Zealand, Toulon and Narbonne in the Rugby Pro D2, Ospreys in Wales, and Yamaha Júbilo in Japan. He played as a flanker and number eight, and was considered to be one of the hardest tacklers in the sport.^[3]

Collins and his partner, Alana Madill, were killed in a car accident in southern France in June 2015.