A French RCN (racing club de Narbonne) supporter stands in front of a picture of All Black's Jerry Collins on June 7, 2015 in Narbonne, southwestern France as some 1,500 people take part in a silent march for the late New Zealander player who tragically died in a car crash on June 5 in nearby Beziers. Collins, 34, who was playing for Narbonne, and his partner Alana Madill died instantly in the crash, and their baby daughter Ayla is in a critical condition in hospital. AFP PHOTO / RAYMOND ROIG (Photo credit should read RAYMOND ROIG/AFP/Getty Images)RAYMOND ROIG/Getty Images

New Zealand's Porirua Park to Be Renamed After All Blacks Legend Jerry Collins

Sam RookeMar 21, 2016

The death of Jerry Collins and his partner Alana Madill last year sent shockwaves around the rugby world.

Collins, a veteran of 48 All Blacks appearances and a one-time captain of the New Zealand national side, was playing for Racing Club Narbonne and was killed in a car accident near the town of Beziers in the south of France in June 2015.

New Zealand prop Neemia Tialata led a powerful Haka at the sight of the crash that claimed the lives of both Collins and his partner.

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The global reaction to the death of the 1002nd All Black ensured he would always be remembered, but Collins has now received a more concrete posthumous remembrance.

Porirua Park, the home ground of Collins' amateur club Northern United, will be renamed in his honour, according to AllBlacks.com.

The rededication will officially take place on Friday, March 25 in a ceremony at the ground where Collins first learned the skills that took him to the summit of world rugby.