Tony Coll

Anthony Peter "Tony" Coll is a New Zealand former 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. He was the Kiwis captain at the 1977 World Cup.

Coll also had a brief spell in the Canterbury Rugby League competition, playing with Marist-Western Suburbs and representing Canterbury.

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 currently runs a sports store in Greymouth. In 2011 Coll was elected to the Grey District Council in a by-election.

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