Anthony Peter Coll (7 February 1952 – 14 May 2020) was a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer and coach who represented New Zealand in three World Cups.
Early life and family Coll grew up on the West Coast. He was the son of Peter Coll—a West Coast rugby league representative who played in the team that defeated the touring Great Britain side in 1946—and the uncle of squash player Paul Coll. He was educated at Marist Brothers High School, Greymouth."Marist Brothers, Greymouth, Centennial.1892-1992", West Coast New Zealand History (Retrieved 4 August 2022)
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.Coffey, John. Canterbury XIII, Christchurch, 1987.
Later years Coll coached the West Coast in 1986 and 1987.
He was made a New Zealand Rugby League "Legends of League" in 2007. rleague.com, 3 June 2007
He ran a sports store in Greymouth.Sports World: Coll's Sportsworld & Avanti Pro Cycles In 2011 Coll was elected to the Grey District Council in a by-election.In Touch nzrl.co.nz, August 2011. p.19.
Coll suffered a heart attack in 2019. On 14 May 2020, he died aged 68 after suffering a second heart attack while biking near Karoro.
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