George Lindsay Colling (27 August 1946 – 13 July 2003) was a New Zealand

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player, coach and administrator. A halfback, Colling represented

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at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the

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, in 1972 and 1973. He played 21 matches for the All Blacks but did not appear in any internationals. He went on to coach

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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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