Collins first played hurling and
Gaelic football as a schoolboy at
Garbally College where he won a Connacht SBFC title in 2022. He later won an All-Ireland freshers' title as a student at the
University of Galway in 2023. By this stage, Collins had already joined the
Cappatagle senior team. Collins first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the
Galway minor hurling team that won a record fourth successive
All-Ireland MHC title in 2020. He was the team's
top scorer with 3-14 and was later named
GAA Minor Star Hurler of the Year. Collins immediately progressed onto the
Galway under-20 hurling team and came on as a substitute when they were beaten by
Cork in the
2002 All-Ireland under-20 final. Collins made his
senior team debut against
Wexford during the
2023 National League. ==Career statistics==