Playing Biography

Position: Midfielder

Clubs: Lisnagarvey HC (IRE), KHOSA (RSA), Grange (SCO)

Representative honours: Ireland U16, U18, U21, Scotland Senior squad 2005 - 2008

International caps: 33

International goals: 1

International Tournaments: European Trophy 2007, Celtic Cup 2006 & 2007, Ali Akbar Tournament 2007

Countries visited through hockey: South Africa, Poland, Germany, Spain, Italy

Most memorable moment: Drawing 2-2 versus Pakistan in Moscow 2007

Most difficult opposition: Indoor – Germany, Outdoor – Pakistan

Most admired player: Juan Escarre (ESP) Jimmy Kirkwood (IRE)

Nickname: Beaks

Coaching Biography

Colin is the co-founder of Skoolsports and has a extensive coaching history, he has coached at junior and national levels since 1997, and he was involved with Ulster under 18 and 21 men’s squads and Wallace High School boys 1st XI for four years with great success. Colin coached a local school team and KHOSA ladies 1st XI in Johannesburg in 2001. Since moving to Scotland Colin has coached Watsonains Ladies Hockey 1st XI for two seasons in National 1 and coached Grange Men’s 1st XI which won the Scottish Cup and qualified for Europe in 2009. He is the current Scotland U18 Girls Head Coach and Asisstant coach of the Scottish Senior Women's squad which will be participating in the Champions Challenge and World League in 2012. Colin is a Level 3 qualified hockey coach.