About Tony Coll
Lived 1949 – 2020 (aged 70–71). Tony Coll was a New Zealand rugby league player.
Anthony Peter Coll (7 February 1952 – 14 May 2020) was a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer and coach who represented New Zealand in three World Cups.
Playing career A West Coast representative, Coll played in 65 games (including 30 tests) for the New Zealand national rugby league team including three world cups. Coll trialled for the 1971 Kiwis unsuccessfully, however he was selected the following year.
Later years Coll coached the West Coast in 1986 and 1987.
He was made a New Zealand Rugby League "Legends of League" in 2007.
He ran a sports store in Greymouth. In 2011 Coll was elected to the Grey District Council in a by-election.
Coll suffered a heart attack in 2019. On 14 May 2020, he died aged 68 after suffering a second heart attack while biking near Karoro.
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Who was Tony Coll?
New Zealand rugby league footballer and coach
When was Tony Coll born?
Tony Coll was born in 1949.
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Tony Coll died on 14 May 2020.
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Tony Coll was a rugby league player.
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Tony Coll was New Zealand.
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