International Career
Collison is eligible to play for Wales through his grandfather who was born in Bedwellty, Monmouthshire and is related to John Gwilliam, a former captain of the Wales rugby union team. Though born in England, Collison chose to play for Wales due to Welsh ancestry on his mother's side. His then-West Ham teammate and former Wales captain Craig Bellamy had alerted Wales youth coach Brian Flynn about Collison's eligibility. After observing the nineteen-year-old, Flynn named him in the squad to face the Bosnia-Herzegovina Under-21's in a UEFA European U-21 Championship qualifier.
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