What is Jerry Collins?
[[File:Jerry Collins 2015-05-03.jpg|thumb|Collins in May 2015.]] '''Jerry Collins''' (4 November 1980 &ndash; 5 June 2015) was a professional [[New Zealand]] [[rugby union]] player. He played for the [[New Zealand national rugby union team|All Blacks]] between 2001 and 2007. At the time of his death, he was playing for [[RC Narbonne]]. He also played for the [[Hurricanes (rugby union)|Hurricanes]], [[Wellington Rugby Football Union|Wellington]], [[RC Toulonnais|Toulon]], [[Ospreys (rugby team)|Ospreys]], [[Yamaha Júbilo]]. Collins was born in [[Apia]], [[Samoa]]. He grew up in [[Porirua]], [[Wellington]]. He and his partner, Alana, had a daughter, Ayla. Collins and his partner were killed in a car accident on 5 June 2015 near [[Béziers]], [[Hérault]] in southern [[France]]. He was 34. His three-month-old daughter was badly injured and was flown to a [[Montpellier]] hospital.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/69152950/former-all-black-jerry-collins-killed-in-car-accident-in-france|title=Former All Black Jerry Collins killed in car accident in France|date=5 June 2015|accessdate=5 June 2015|work=stuff.co.nz}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/Profile.asp?ABID=1002 Jerry Collins] at [http://www.allblacks.com/ AllBlacks.com] {{DEFAULTSORT:Collins, Jerry}} [[Category:1980 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:New Zealand rugby union players]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Wellington]] [[Category:RC Toulonnais players]] [[Category:Road accident deaths]] {{Sports-bio-stub}}