Murray Collins

Murray Collins
Personal information
Born (1996-07-25) 25 July 1996
Johannesburg, South Africa
Playing position Defender
Senior career
Years Team
2014–2019 Loughborough Students'
2019–2025 Teddington
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2014–2022 Scotland 62 (4)
Medal record
Representing  Scotland
European Championship II
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Prague Team
Silver medal – second place 2021 Gniezno Team

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

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

His older sister, Robyn was a Scottish international player.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Athlete profile - Hockey, Scotland". Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Scotland senior team men profile". Scottish Hockey. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  3. ^ "EuroHockey Championships 2019: Fixtures, results, standings & BBC Sport coverage". BBC Sport. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  4. ^ "Scotland men's hockey squad faces Ireland in three-match". North Edinburgh News. 23 July 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  5. ^ "Teddington edge the first challenge of the new hockey season". Teddington Nub News. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  6. ^ "Scotland men's squad announced for EuroHockey Championship II". Scottish Hockey Federation. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  7. ^ "Commonwealth Games 2022: Alan Forsyth leads Scots hockey squad". BBC Sport. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
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