Bill Collins (rugby union)

William Reuben Collins (18 October 1911 – 9 September 1993) was a New Zealand rugby union player. As a lock, Collins represented Poverty Bay and Hawkes Bay at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1934 to 1936. He never played a full test for New Zealand due to injury, but was part of the 1935–36 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and Canada where he played in matches against local sides.

Bill Collins

William Collins in 1935
Birth name	William Reuben Collins
Date of birth	(1911-10-18)18 October 1911
Place of birth	Makuri, New Zealand
Date of death	9 September 1993(1993-09-09) (aged 81)
Place of death	Auckland, New Zealand
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	99 kg (218 lb)
Occupation(s)	Carpenter
Rugby union career
International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1935–36 New Zealand 0 (0)

William Collins passport application (1935)

He died aged 81 in Auckland in 1993.[1]