Lin Colling
| Full name | George Lindsay Colling | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 27 August 1946 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Cromwell, New Zealand | ||||||||||||
| Date of death | 13 July 2003 (aged 56) | ||||||||||||
| Place of death | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||
| School | Cromwell District High School | ||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Belinda Colling (niece) | ||||||||||||
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| Position | Halfback | ||||||||||||
| New Zealand No. | 704 | ||||||||||||
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 1967–73 1974–76 |
Otago Auckland |
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 1972–73 |  New Zealand |
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George Lindsay "Lin" Colling (27 August 1946 – 13 July 2003) was a New Zealand rugby union player, coach and administrator. A halfback, Colling represented Otago and Auckland at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1972 and 1973. He played 21 matches for the All Blacks but did not appear in any internationals. He went on to coach Ponsonby alongside Bryan Williams, and was an All Black selector in 1994. He also served on the board of the Auckland Rugby Union. Colling died of a brain tumour in Auckland in 2003.
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