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{{Short description|New Zealand international rugby league footballer and coach (died 2020)}}
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|name = Tony Coll
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'''Anthony Peter "Tony" Coll'''<ref>[http://nzleague.co.nz/kiwis/player_profile.php?letter=C&id=503 COLL, Anthony Peter 1972 - 82 - Kiwi #503] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719143704/http://nzleague.co.nz/kiwis/player_profile.php?letter=C&id=503 |date=19 July 2011 }} ''nzleague.co.nz''</ref> is a New Zealand former [[rugby league]] player and coach who represented [[New Zealand national rugby league team|his country]] in three [[Rugby League World Cup|World Cup]]s.<ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org"/>
'''Anthony Peter Coll'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nzleague.co.nz/kiwis/player_profile.php?letter=C&id=503|title=COLL, ANTHONY PETER - 1972 - 82|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719143704/http://nzleague.co.nz/kiwis/player_profile.php?letter=C&id=503 |archivedate=19 July 2011|website=nzleague.co.nz}}</ref> ({{Birth based on age as of date|70|2020|05|14|noage=1}} – 14 May 2020) was a New Zealand professional [[rugby league]] footballer and coach who represented [[New Zealand national rugby league team|New Zealand]] in three [[Rugby League World Cup|World Cup]]s.<ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org"/>

==Early life and family==
Coll grew up on the [[West Coast, New Zealand|West Coast]].<ref name="Stuff 2020"/> He was the son of Peter Coll—a [[West Coast rugby league team|West Coast]] rugby league representative who played in the team that defeated the [[1946 Great Britain Lions tour|touring Great Britain side in 1946]]—and the uncle of squash player [[Paul Coll]].<ref name="Stuff 2020"/> He was educated at [[John Paul II High School, Greymouth|Marist Brothers High School, Greymouth]].<ref>[https://westcoast.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/7962 "Marist Brothers, Greymouth, Centennial.1892-1992", ''West Coast New Zealand History''] (Retrieved 4 August 2022)</ref>


==Playing career==
==Playing career==
A [[West Coast rugby league team|West Coast]] representative, Coll played in 65 games (including 30 tests) for the [[New Zealand Kiwis]] including three world cups. Coll trialled for the 1971 Kiwis unsuccessfully, however he was selected the following year.<ref name=legend /> He was the Kiwis captain at the [[1977 Rugby League World Cup|1977 World Cup]].
A West Coast representative, Coll played in 65 games (including 30 tests) for the [[New Zealand national rugby league team]] including three world cups. Coll trialled for the 1971 Kiwis unsuccessfully, however he was selected the following year.<ref name=legend /> He was the Kiwis' captain at the [[1977 Rugby League World Cup|1977 World Cup]].


Coll also had a brief spell in the [[Canterbury Rugby League]] competition, playing with Marist-Western Suburbs and representing [[Canterbury rugby league team|Canterbury]].<ref name=cxiii>Coffey, John. ''Canterbury XIII'', Christchurch, 1987.</ref>
Coll also had a brief spell in the [[Canterbury Rugby League]] competition, playing with Marist-Western Suburbs and representing [[Canterbury rugby league team|Canterbury]].<ref name=cxiii>Coffey, John. ''Canterbury XIII'', Christchurch, 1987.</ref>
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Coll coached the [[West Coast rugby league team|West Coast]] in 1986 and 1987.
Coll coached the [[West Coast rugby league team|West Coast]] in 1986 and 1987.


He was made a [[New Zealand Rugby League]] "Legends of League" in 2007.<ref name=legend>[http://www.rleague.com/db/article.php?id=28280 Three more greats inducted into New Zealand's Legends of League]{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }} ''rleague.com'', 3 June 2007</ref>
He was made a [[New Zealand Rugby League]] "Legends of League" in 2007.<ref name=legend>[https://archive.today/20130201192238/http://www.rleague.com/db/article.php?id=28280 Three more greats inducted into New Zealand's Legends of League] ''rleague.com'', 3 June 2007</ref>


He currently runs a sports store in [[Greymouth]].<ref>[http://www.sportsworld.co.nz/greymouth.html Sports World: Coll's Sportsworld & Avanti Pro Cycles] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100825182517/http://www.sportsworld.co.nz/greymouth.html |date=25 August 2010 }}</ref> In 2011 Coll was elected to the [[Grey District Council]] in a by-election.<ref>[http://www.nzrl.co.nz/media/54365/in%20touch%20august%202011%20web.pdf In Touch] ''nzrl.co.nz'', August 2011. p.19.</ref>
He ran a sports store in [[Greymouth]].<ref>[http://www.sportsworld.co.nz/greymouth.html Sports World: Coll's Sportsworld & Avanti Pro Cycles] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100825182517/http://www.sportsworld.co.nz/greymouth.html |date=25 August 2010 }}</ref> In 2011 Coll was elected to the [[Grey District Council]] in a by-election.<ref>[http://www.nzrl.co.nz/media/54365/in%20touch%20august%202011%20web.pdf In Touch] ''nzrl.co.nz'', August 2011. p.19.</ref>

Coll suffered a heart attack in 2019. On 14 May 2020, he died aged 70 after suffering a second heart attack while biking near [[Karoro, New Zealand|Karoro]].<ref name="Stuff 2020">{{cite news|last1=Kenny|first1=Jake|last2=Kermeen|first2=Mat|last3=Smith|first3=Tony|title=Former Kiwis captain and West Coast community leader Tony Coll dies|date=14 May 2020|work=Stuff|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/league/300012956/former-kiwis-captain-and-west-coast-community-leader-tony-coll-dies|accessdate=14 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://deaths.press.co.nz/obituaries/the-press-nz/obituary.aspx?n=anthony-coll&pid=196195503 |title=Anthony Coll death notice |date=16 May 2020 |work=[[The Press]] |accessdate=16 May 2020}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 04:59, 19 November 2024

Tony Coll
Personal information
Full nameAnthony Peter Coll
Born1949 or 1950
Died (aged 70)
Karoro, New Zealand
Playing information
Weight87 kg (13 st 10 lb; 192 lb)
PositionSecond-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1970 Marist-West Suburbs
1988–2020 Marist (WCRL) 227
Total 227 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1970 Canterbury 1
West Coast 58
South Island
1972–82 New Zealand 30 4 1 0 14
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
Marist (WCRL)
Representative
Years Team Gms W D L W%
West Coast
Source: [1]

Anthony Peter Coll[2] (1949 or 1950 – 14 May 2020) was a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer and coach who represented New Zealand in three World Cups.[1]

Early life and family

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Coll grew up on the West Coast.[3] He was the son of Peter Coll—a West Coast rugby league representative who played in the team that defeated the touring Great Britain side in 1946—and the uncle of squash player Paul Coll.[3] He was educated at Marist Brothers High School, Greymouth.[4]

Playing career

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A West Coast representative, Coll played in 65 games (including 30 tests) for the New Zealand national rugby league team including three world cups. Coll trialled for the 1971 Kiwis unsuccessfully, however he was selected the following year.[5] He was the Kiwis' captain at the 1977 World Cup.

Coll also had a brief spell in the Canterbury Rugby League competition, playing with Marist-Western Suburbs and representing Canterbury.[6]

Later years

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Coll coached the West Coast in 1986 and 1987.

He was made a New Zealand Rugby League "Legends of League" in 2007.[5]

He ran a sports store in Greymouth.[7] In 2011 Coll was elected to the Grey District Council in a by-election.[8]

Coll suffered a heart attack in 2019. On 14 May 2020, he died aged 70 after suffering a second heart attack while biking near Karoro.[3][9]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ "COLL, ANTHONY PETER - 1972 - 82". nzleague.co.nz. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011.
  3. ^ a b c Kenny, Jake; Kermeen, Mat; Smith, Tony (14 May 2020). "Former Kiwis captain and West Coast community leader Tony Coll dies". Stuff. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Marist Brothers, Greymouth, Centennial.1892-1992", West Coast New Zealand History (Retrieved 4 August 2022)
  5. ^ a b Three more greats inducted into New Zealand's Legends of League rleague.com, 3 June 2007
  6. ^ Coffey, John. Canterbury XIII, Christchurch, 1987.
  7. ^ Sports World: Coll's Sportsworld & Avanti Pro Cycles Archived 25 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ In Touch nzrl.co.nz, August 2011. p.19.
  9. ^ "Anthony Coll death notice". The Press. 16 May 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
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