International Career
Qualifying through to the parentage rule, Collins made his international debut in a Republic of Ireland U18 game in April 2003. He was the captain of the Irish under-19 squad and on 14 March 2007, he got his first call-up to the Irish Under-21 squad for a match against Netherlands Under-21's. However, he was forced to withdraw from the squad after picking up a shoulder injury in a league game against Brighton & Hove Albion.
He made his Ireland under-21 debut against Germany's under-21's in a friendly match at the Playmobil-Stadion in Fürth on 21 August 2007. His home debut came against Portugal's under-21's at the Turners Cross Stadium in Cork on 7 September 2007.
On 15 May 2008, he scored his first goals for the Ireland Under-21's in a 3–1 win over Malaysia Under-23's in an Intercontinental Cup match in Malaysia. Collins made six appearances scoring twice between 2007–2008.
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