Murray Collins
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| Born | 25 July 1996 Johannesburg, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Murray Collins (born 25 July 1996)[1] is a Scottish field hockey player who represented the Scottish national team at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Biography
[edit]Collins was born in Johannesburg, South Africa and was educated at Fenwick Primary School and Hutchesons' Grammar School. He studied Design Ergonomics at Loughborough University.[2] While at Loughborough, he played for Loughborough Students' Hockey Club in the Men's England Hockey League and made his Scottish senior debut and won a bronze medal with Scotland at the 2015 Men's EuroHockey Championship II in Prague.
He also played for Scotland at the 2019 Men's EuroHockey Championship.[3][4]
He joined Teddington Hockey Club for the 2019–20 and became the club captain.[5]
While at Teddington he helped Scotland win the silver medal at the 2021 Men's EuroHockey Championship II in Gniezno, Poland[6] and in 2022, he was selected to represent Scotland at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, in the men's tournament.[1][7]
Family
[edit]His older sister, Robyn was a Scottish international player.[2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Athlete profile - Hockey, Scotland". Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- 1 2 "Scotland senior team men profile". Scottish Hockey. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ↑ "EuroHockey Championships 2019: Fixtures, results, standings & BBC Sport coverage". BBC Sport. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ↑ "Scotland men's hockey squad faces Ireland in three-match". North Edinburgh News. 23 July 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ↑ "Teddington edge the first challenge of the new hockey season". Teddington Nub News. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ↑ "Scotland men's squad announced for EuroHockey Championship II". Scottish Hockey Federation. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ↑ "Commonwealth Games 2022: Alan Forsyth leads Scots hockey squad". BBC Sport. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
External links
[edit]- Murray Collins at the International Hockey Federation
- Murray Collins at England Hockey
- Murray Collins at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
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