Dean Collis
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| Full name | Dean James Collis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 October 1985 Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 91 kg (14 st 5 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: League Central and Rugby League Project As of 9 May 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dean Collis (born 21 October 1985 in Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian professional rugby league player who plays for Camden Rams in the Group 6 Rugby League Competition. He primarily plays at centre.
Career
Collis played his junior football with the Campbelltown Warriors. While attending Patrician Brothers Fairfield, Collis played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 2003.[1]
Making his début with Wests Tigers in 2003, Collis played 8 games until the end of the 2005 season. As NRL Premiers Wests faced Super League champions Bradford Bulls in the 2006 World Club Challenge. Collis played at centre in the Tigers' 30-10 loss. By 2006, Collis was a regular starter in the centres, playing in every game of the 2006 and 2007 seasons, and winning a spot in the City team.[2] His remaining 2 seasons with Wests Tigers were hampered by injury.[3]
In July, 2009, it was announced that Collis had signed a two-year deal to play with the Cronulla Sharks from the 2010 season.[4]
In September 2011 Collis signed a deal that will see him join the European Super League playing for Wakefield Trinity until 2015.
On 11 June 2015 it was announced the Dean would be leaving Wakefield Trinity Wildcats with immediate effect as he had a desire to return home due to family reasons.[5]
Career highlights
- First Grade Debut: 2003, Round 25 - Wests Tigers v North Queensland Cowboys, Campbelltown Stadium, 31 August
- 50th First Grade game: Round 19, 22 July 2007, scoring a try in the seventh minute.
References
- ^ "Dean Collis". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "SportingPulse Homepage for Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League". SportingPulse. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Ben Horne (13 February 2010). "Collis hopeful of a return in round one". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Cronulla sign Wests Tigers centre Dean Collis to a two-year deal". Fox Sports News (Australia). 13 July 2008. Retrieved 14 July 2009.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Club statement". Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
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