Wales stars tweet tributes to former Ospreys player Collins

Wales
Friday 5 June 2015 at 12:34pm

Jerry Collins and his partner both died in the crash this morning. Credit: Associated Press Images

Wales rugby stars have taken to Twitter to pay tribute to former Ospreys player Jerry Collins who died in a car crash this morning.

34-year-old Collins played for the region from 2009 to 2011. He and his partner Alana Madill were both killed when their car was involved in a collision with a bus near the town of Beziers in southern France at around 4.30am local time.

Former team mates, Mike Phillips and Adam Jones were among those paying tribute.