 Collins plays his club hurling with his local Liam Mellows GAA club in Galway.He has had some success at underage level, however, the club hadn't won a senior county club championship title since 1970 until today Sunday 3 December 2017

Collins first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Galway minor hurling team.He enjoyed little success in this grade but later played with the under-21 county side.