| Birth name | George Lindsay Colling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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George Lindsay Colling (27 August 1946 – 13 July 2003) was a New Zealandrugby union player, coach and administrator. Ahalfback, Colling representedOtago andAuckland at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, theAll Blacks, in 1972 and 1973. He played 21 matches for the All Blacks but did not appear in any internationals.[1]
Colling went on to coachPonsonby alongsideBryan Williams,[2] and also 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]
Colling was married, and had two children. His niece,Belinda Colling, represented New Zealand in both basketball and netball.[5]
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