All Black legend Jerry Collins was laid to rest yesterday in an emotional funeral service in Wellington, New Zealand. Ex-All Black and friend Chris Masoe told of how Collins' body was found.
The Toulon backrower told of how Collins' last act was to shield his daughter Ayla when he realised there was danger.
What they say about how they found him, he was protecting his baby. That's just typical Jerry. When you talk about putting your body on the line, he did that.
You made it possible for her to have a chance. That is the man you are.
Collins' patner Alana Madill in the driving seat of the car that had come to an unexplained stop on a motorway in France when it was struck by a bus. Ayla Collins remains fighting for her life in a hospital in France in a stable but serious condition.
