Jerry Collins dies in car crash

Former All Black Jerry Collins and his wife have died in a crash in France this morning.
The couple’s car was in collision with a bus near Beziers in the early hours of the morning.
Their two-month old daughter survived the crash but is in critical condition in hospital.
Collins started his career at Wellington in the National Provincial Championship.
Renowned for his bleach-blonde hair and ferocious tackling, he made his All Blacks debut against Argentina in Christchurch in 2001.
He also captained them three times and played for New Zealand at the 2003 and 2007 World Cups.
His last match for the All Blacks was the 2007 World Cup quarter-final loss to France in Cardiff.
Later that year, in one of rugby‘s great stories, Collins famously turned out for Barnstaple‘s second XV against Newton Abbot while on holiday in Devon.
He also wore the team’s socks when he played for Barbarians in a win over South Africa in December 2007.
Collins quit international rugby in 2008 and went on to join French Top 14 side Toulon before moving to Wales to play for Ospreys in 2009.
He helped Ospreys to a third league title in his first season with the region Samoa-born Collins spent two years in Japan playing for Yamaha Jubilo from 2011-2013, before joining French second-tier side Narbonne in January 2015.