Date of birth | 20 September 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Rugby, Warwickshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Lawrence Sheriff School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gareth Collins (born 1983) is a former English-Welsh rugby union player who is currently head coach at Leicester Lions and Head of Psychology at The King's School Grantham.[1] A Leicester Tigers youth player, Collins was a versatile back who made his name scoring tries, being one of the most prolific finishers in National League 2 North history with 152 tries scored during his time with Rugby Lions and Leicester Lions, which included a joint divisional record 32 tries in a season.[2][3] As well as playing club rugby he has also represented Warwickshire in the county championships and has captained the England Counties XV.