Tom Collins (rugby, born 1895)

Tom Collins
Personal information
Full name	Thomas John Collins
Born	14 August 1895; Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
Died	8 April 1957 (aged 61); Mountain Ash, Wales
Playing information
Rugby union
Position	Centre
Club
Representative
Rugby league
Position	Centre
Club
	Source:

Thomas John Collins (14 August 1895 – 8 April 1957) was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for Mountain Ash RFC, as a centre, and club level rugby league (RL) for Hull FC, as a centre.^[3]

Background

Tom Collins was born in Merthyr Tydfil, and he died aged 61 in Mountain Ash.

International honours

Tom Collins won a cap for Wales (RU) while at Mountain Ash RFC in 1923 against Ireland.^[1]^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Statistics at en.espn.co.uk". en.espn.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Statistics at wru.co.uk". wru.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
^ Robert Gate (1986). "Gone North - Volume 1". R. E. Gate. ISBN 0-9511190-0-1

External links

Search for "Collins" at rugbyleagueproject.org
(archived by web.archive.org) Stats → Past Players → C at hullfc.com (statistics for player surnames beginning with 'C' and 'D' swapped)
^{[permanent dead link]} (archived by web.archive.org) Statistics at hullfc.com

[Statistics_at_en.espn.co.uk-1] "Statistics at en.espn.co.uk". en.espn.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.

[Statistics_at_wru.co.uk-2] "Statistics at wru.co.uk". wru.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.

[3] Robert Gate (1986). "Gone North - Volume 1". R. E. Gate. ISBN 0-9511190-0-1

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