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Dylan Collier

Date of birth	(1991-04-27) 27 April 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Ōpōtiki, New Zealand
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	101 kg (223 lb; 15 st 13 lb)
School	Ōpōtiki College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre, Wing Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2013–2015 Waikato 12 (5) 2016 Southland 9 (0) Correct as of 21 July 2024 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2015– New Zealand 7s 317 (390) Correct as of 21 July 2024
Medal record Men's rugby sevens Representing  New Zealand Summer Olympics 2020 Tokyo Team competition Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham Team competition 2018 Gold Coast Team competition

Dylan Collier (born 27 April 1991) is a New Zealand professional rugby union player who plays as a forward and captains the New Zealand national sevens team.

Club career

A goal kicking winger, Collier was a New Zealand Warriors junior and played in their 2011 National Youth Competition Grand Final winning side. In 2012 Collier played for the Auckland Vulcans in the NSW Cup.

Collier signed for Waikato in 2013 and made his New Zealand rugby sevens debut in 2015 after playing for Waikato at the National Sevens Championship. He joined the Southland Stags for the 2016 Mitre 10 Cup.

International career

Collier was part of the All Blacks Sevens squad that won a bronze medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

In 2024, He led New Zealand at the Paris Olympics.

References

1. "Former Junior Warrior lines up for Mooloos". Stuff. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
2. BEN STRANG (29 January 2015). "From sixes to sevens, Waikato's Dylan Collier powers into NZ squad". Stuff. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
3. AARON GOILE (25 September 2015). "Waikato winger Dylan Collier looking to push sevens claims in 15s". Stuff. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
4. "Meet the 2016 Southland Stags squad for the 2016 national provincial season". stuff.co.nz. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
5. "Rugby Sevens teams named for Commonwealth Games". allblacks.com. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
6. "Experienced New Zealand sevens squads revealed for Commonwealth Games". Stuff. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
7. McConnell, Lynn (1 August 2022). "Double bronze for New Zealand Sevens sides in Birmingham". allblacks.com. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
8. "NZ Sevens sides bounce back to win bronze medals". 1 News. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
9. "Rugby Sevens teams named for Paris Olympics". allblacks.com. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
10. "New Zealand - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.

External links

• Dylan Collier at Olympics.com
• Dylan Collier at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
• Dylan Collier at Olympedia
• Dylan Collier at Olympics.com

• New Zealand rugby league players
• Rugby league wingers
• Auckland rugby league team players
• New Zealand rugby union players
• Waikato rugby union players
• New Zealand international rugby sevens players
• Southland rugby union players
• 1991 births
• Living people
• New Zealand male rugby sevens players
• Rugby sevens players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
• Commonwealth Games rugby sevens players for New Zealand
• Commonwealth Games gold medallists for New Zealand
• Commonwealth Games medallists in rugby sevens
• Rugby sevens players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
• Olympic medalists in rugby sevens
• Olympic silver medalists for New Zealand
• Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
• Olympic rugby sevens players for New Zealand
• Rugby sevens players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
• Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
• Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
• Rugby sevens players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
• 21st-century New Zealand sportsmen