Career
An All-Ireland medalist in the under-21 grade, Collins has been a stalwart on the team for almost a decade. He ended up as an All-Ireland runner-up on three occasions. At club level Collins plays with the Liam Mellows club in.
Club Collins plays his club hurling with his local Liam Mellows Gaelic Athletic Association club in.
Inter-county He enjoyed little success in this grade but later played with the under-21 county side. By this stage Collins was a regular on the senior team
Later that year he made his championship debut at centre-back against Down. In 2005 defeated both Tipperary and Kilkenny in the All-Ireland series to qualify for an All-Ireland final showdown with Cork.
lieutenant was the first meeting of Cork and in an All-Ireland final since 1990 and even more daunting was the fact that men from the west had never beaten Cork in a championship decider.
Neither side broke away into a considerable lead, however, at the final whistle Cork were ahead by 1-21 to 1-16. In spite of this defeat Collins ended the year as the Vodafone Young Hurler of the Year. In 2007 Collins was appointed captain.
lieutenant was Collins" first provincial winners" medal in any grade.
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