Raymond Reginald "Mick" Cossey (21 January 1935 – 24 May 1986) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A second five-eighth and centre, Cossey represented Auckland, Poverty Bay, and Counties at a provincial level. He played just one match for the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks: the first test against the touring Australian side in 1958.[1]
| Birth name | Raymond Reginald Cossey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 21 January 1935 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Papakura, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 24 May 1986 (aged 51) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Drury, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Otahuhu College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Schoolteacher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A schoolteacher, Cossey taught at Patutahi School, near Gisborne, in the mid-1950s, where one of his students was future All Black Ian Kirkpatrick.[1]
Cossey was killed in an accident at a railway crossing in 1986,[1] and his ashes were buried in Papakura Cemetery.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ a b c Knight, Lindsay. "Mick Cossey". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ "Burial record for Raymond Reginald Cossey (cremation)". Auckland Council. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ "Burial record for Raymond Reginald Cossey (burial)". Auckland Council. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
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