Rip Jerry Collins, All Black Legend

[ToraToraTora]

http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/rugby-union/33027473

[Ellipsis]

Such a shame. RIP.

[jno]

after NZ were knocked out of the World Cup a few years back, he was holidaying in the West Country and got talking to a guy in a restaurant who turned out to be a rugby coach... short story, next weekend he turned out for the Barnstaple second XV, which startled their opponents.

http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2007/nov/01/rugbyunion.sport

He later was picked for the Barbarians, and played wearing Barnstaple socks, though he rang Barnstaple first to make sure they didn't mind.

Sounds like a nice guy.

[murraymints]

sad....

[toalisi]

Nice story jno.

His wife was also killed in the car crash & we pray for their
2 month old daughter who survived the appalling accident.

[paddywak]

My nephew is really upset about this, he's fairly high up in the amateur game and had met Jerry several times at various functions and reckons he was one of the nicest men you could meet.RIP Jerry and his wife and best wishes for his daughter who is seriously injured

[jno]

there's some footage from Barnstaple here

Media URL: https://youtu.be/MqNs8DuRrng
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[jno]

see if this works better

Media URL: https://youtu.be/MqNs8DuRrng
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[jno]

I'll try just once more

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqNs8DuRrng

[Peter Pedant]

Poor guy
family wiped off the road by a bus

nice to hear of a first class player who isnt awful off the field

( we have a few right ones in Manchester )

[ToraToraTora]

jno, thanks, that was wonderful, didn't know that, what a gent.

[ummmm]

Sad, very sad.